"an uproar, din; an outward expression of mental agitation, outcry, Mk. 5:38; a tumult, commotion, Mt. 26:5"
Definition and meaning
an uproar, din; an outward expression of mental agitation, outcry, Mk. 5:38; a tumult, commotion, Mt. 26:5
In the original Greek the word is written: θόρυβος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of thorybos (G2351) across the King James Bible.
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
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Common questions
Strong's G2351 (thorybos) is a Greek word that means: an uproar, din; an outward expression of mental agitation, outcry, Mk. 5:38; a tumult, commotion, Mt. 26:5 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word thorybos (G2351) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2351 is thorybos, a Greek word defined as: an uproar, din; an outward expression of mental agitation, outcry, Mk. 5:38; a tumult, commotion, Mt. 26:5. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
thorybos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.