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To disturb

ὀχλέωStrong’s G3791

ochleō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Ochleō is the Greek word usually translated “being tormented”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.”
Acts 5:16 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “being tormented”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • being tormented 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ὀχλέω ochleō · to disturb

    ὀχλέω, -ῶ (ὄχλος), [in LXX: Tob.6:7, 3Ma.5:41 * ;] to move, disturb; hence, generally, to trouble, vex: pass., Act.5:6 (act. absol., = pass., to be in a tumult, 3Mac, l.with; cf. ἐν-, παρ-εν-οχλέω, and see MM, xviii).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “disturb” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DISTURB, verb transitive

    [Latin, to trouble, disorder, discompose; a crowd, a tumult; Gr., a tumult. The primary sense seems to be to stir, or to turn or whirl round.]

    1. To stir; to move; to discompose; to excite from a state of rest or tranquillity.
    2. To move or agitate; to disquiet; to excite uneasiness or a slight degree of anger in the mind; to move the passions; to ruffle.
    3. To move from any regular course or operation; to interrupt regular order; to make irregular.
    4. To interrupt; to hinder; to incommode.
    All definitions and other forms of “disturb”
    1. To turn off from any direction; with from. [Unusual.]

    DISTURB, noun

    Confusion; disorder. [Not used.]

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.