To riot
ὀχλοποιέωStrong’s G3792ochlopoieō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ochlopoieō is the Greek word usually translated “having collected a crowd”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having collected a crowd”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having collected a crowd 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
ὀχλοποιέω ochlopoieō · to riot
ὀχλο-ποιέω, -ῶ to gather a crowd, make a riot: Act.17:5 (not elsewhere).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “riot” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RI'OT, noun
- In a general sense, tumult; uproar; hence technically, in law, a riotous assembling of twelve persons or more, and not dispersing upon proclamation.
- Uproar; wild and noisy festivity.
- Excessive and expensive feasting. 2 Peter 2:13
- Luxury.
All definitions and other forms of “riot”
RI'OT, verb intransitive
- To revel; to run to excess in feasting, drinking or other sensual indulgences.
- To luxuriate; to be highly excited.
- To banquet; to live in luxury; to enjoy.
- To raise an uproar or sedition.
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.