Strong's Lexicon

G5017

G5017 — τάραχος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreektarachosnounOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G5017
Word:τάραχος
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:masculine from G5015
Language:Greek
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:tarachos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tar'-akh-os
Meaning:1. a disturbance 2. (popular) tumult
KJV Renderings:stir

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

τάραχος, ταραχου, (παράσσω), commotion, stir (of mind): Act 12:18; tumult (A. V. stir), Act 19:23. (The Sept.; Xenophon, Plutarch, Lucian).

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

τάραχος (stir)

Acts 12:18

KJV: Now as soon as it was day there was no small stir among the soldiers what was become of Peter
GK: γενομένης δε ημέρας ην τάραχος ουκ ολίγος εν τοις στρατιώταις τι άρα ο Πέτρος εγένετο

Acts 19:23

KJV: And the same time there arose no small stir about that way
GK: εγένετο δε κατά τον καιρόν εκείνον τάραχος ουκ ολίγος περί της οδού
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