verb
throomō
Strong’sG2360
I disturb, agitate
stem thro-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
θροέω, -ῶ
(< θρόος, a noise, tumult), [in LXX: Ca 5:4 [המה*;]
in cl.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2360 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthro-eh'-o
to clamor, i.e. (by implication) to frighten
Fromfrom θρέομαι to wail;
King Jamestrouble.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist ἐθρόησα, poetry θρο- Refs 5th c.BC+ — middle and passive (see. below): (θρόος):—cry aloud, Refs 5th c.BC+; παρὰ νοῦν θ. Refs; πᾶσιν to all, Refs; speak, say, Refs 4th c.BC+; θρόει, τίς..; Refs 5th c.BC+; εὔφημα, ψευδῆ, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, τοῦτ᾽ ἔπος -ούμενος Refs 4th c.BC+
2 with accusative, tell out, utter aloud, τοὐμὸν πάθος Refs 5th c.BC+—Rare. except in Trag.; in late Prose, Refs 1st c.AD+
II causal, scare, terrify, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be stirred. moved, of joy, ἡ κοιλία μου ἐθροήθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν LXX; of fear, μὴ θροεῖσθε NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| throovōrθροεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | alarmed | 2× |
| throorōθροεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | troubled | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | throomō | throome | throomē | throomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | throosō | throose | throosē | throoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | throotō | throote | throotē | throotelē |
| we 1st person plural | throonō | throone | throonē | throonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | throovō | throove | throovē | throovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | throolō | throole | throolē | throolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | throomeiō | throomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | throoseiō | throoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | throoteiō | throoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | throoneiō | throoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | throoveiō | throoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | throoleiō | throoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | throosōr | throosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | throotōr | throotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | throovōr2×θροεῖσθε | throovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | throolōr | throolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | throomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | throosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | throotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | throonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | throovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | throoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | throorō1×θροεῖσθαι | throorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | throorōntos | throorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
thro is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
throovōr“alarmed”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 24:6… polemoin kai akoain polemoiu; horavōr, mē throovōr; datō gar genera, alla oupō atō …… to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the …
Mark 13:7… akouaveia polemoin kai akoain polemoiu, mē throovōr; datō genera, alla oupō tem telem.… rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the …
throorō“troubled”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
2 Thessalonians 2:2“troubled”… saleuira vin apo tou nouou mēde throorō mēte dia pneumeu mēte dia logou …… easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter …