Strong's Lexicon
G3791 — ὀχλέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3791 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὀχλέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3793 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ochleo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | okh-leh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to mob 2. (by implication) to harass |
| KJV Renderings: | vex |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀχλέω, ὄχλῳ: present passive participle ὀχλουμενος; (ὄχλος); properly, to excite a mob against one; (in Homer (Iliad 21, 261) to disturb, roll away); universally, to trouble, molest (τινα, Herodotus 5, 41; Aeschylus, others); absolutely, to be in confusion, in an uproar (3Ma 5:41); passive to be vexed, molested, troubled: by demons, Luk 6:18, R G L (where T Tr WH ἐνοχλούμενοι — the like variation of text in Herodian, 6, 3, 4); Act 5:16; Tob 6:8 (7); Acta Thomae § 12. (Compare: ἐνοχλέω, παρενοχλέω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀχλέω (vex)
Luke 6:18
- KJV: And they that were vexed with unclean spirits and they were healed
- GK: και οι οχλούμενοι υπό πνευμάτων ακαθάρτων και εθεραπεύοντο
Acts 5:16
- KJV: There came also a multitude of the cities round about unto Jerusalem bringing sick folks and them which were vexed with unclean spirits they were healed every one
- GK: συνήρχετο δε και τα πλήθος των πέριξ πόλεων εις Ιερουσαλήμ φέροντες ασθενείς και οχλουμένους υπό πνευμάτων ακαθάρτων οίτινες εθεραπεύοντο άπαντες