Bible Dictionary: Commotion

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

2. (n.) A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.

3. (n.) Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.

Greek

4578. seismos -- a commotion, shaking
... a commotion, shaking. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: seismos Phonetic
Spelling: (sice-mos') Short Definition: an earthquake, storm Definition ...
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5017. tarachos -- disturbance, trouble
... trouble. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: tarachos Phonetic Spelling:
(tar'-akh-os) Short Definition: a disturbance, commotion Definition: a ...
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181. akatastasia -- instability
... 181 ("commotion") generates confusion (things being ""), ie when "up for grabs."
This inevitably generates more . ... commotion, confusion, tumult. ...
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2350b. thorubeo -- to make an uproar
... 2350a, 2350b. thorubeo. 2351 . to make an uproar. Transliteration: thorubeo
Short Definition: commotion. Word Origin from thorubos ...
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2263. eremos -- quiet
... 2263 (an adjective) -- properly, undisturbed (placid); (figuratively) ; free from
disturbance; tranquil; without needless commotion or disturbances (used only ...
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2272. hesuchios -- tranquil
... 2272 ("calmly quiet") describes being "" by not misusing (or overusing) words that
would stir up needless friction (destructive commotion). Word Origin a prol. ...
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2351. thorubos -- an uproar
... East.]. Word Origin from the same as throeo Definition an uproar NASB Word
Usage commotion (1), riot (3), uproar (3). tumult, uproar. ...
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993. Boanerges -- Boanerges, an epithet applied to the two sons of ...
... Boanerges. Of Chaldee origin (ben and rgaz); sons of commotion; Boanerges, an epithet
of two of the apostles -- Boanerges. see HEBREW ben. see HEBREW rgaz. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7283. ragash -- to be in tumult or commotion
... 7282, 7283. ragash. 7284 . to be in tumult or commotion. Transliteration: ragash
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-gash') Short Definition: uproar. Word Origin a prim ...
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7494. raash -- a quaking, shaking
... Word Origin from raash Definition a quaking, shaking NASB Word Usage commotion
(1), earthquake (7), rattling (3), rumbling (2), shaking (1), trembling (1 ...
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1995. hamon -- a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
... Word Origin from hamah Definition a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance NASB Word
Usage abundance (4), commotion (2), great quantity (1), horde (2), hordes ...
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7267. rogez -- agitation, excitement, raging
... From ragaz; commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of thunder), disquiet,
anger -- fear, noise, rage, trouble(-ing), wrath. see HEBREW ragaz. ...
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2000. hamam -- to make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit
... A primitive root (compare huwm, hamah); properly, to put in commotion; by implication,
to disturb, drive, destroy -- break, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit ...
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1993. hamah -- to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
... A primitive root (compare huwm); to make a loud sound like Engl. "hum"); by implication,
to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor ...
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Library

Councils of Sicily and of Tyana. The Synod which was Expected to ...
... The people ran together from every quarter; there was much commotion and perturbation
throughout the city; an insurrection was expected; he therefore advised ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xii councils of sicily and.htm

Of the Sixth Seal.
... The event of this seal is a wonderful commotion of heaven and earth, by which that
marvellous change of the heathen Roman state, by Constantine the Great and ...
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Other Discrepancies Exposed and Refuted Respecting the Evil in ...
... boiling caldron, you say that motion in Matter, before it was regulated, was confused,
[6582] restless, incomprehensible by reason of excess in the commotion. ...
/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xliii other discrepancies exposed and.htm

In Sanctuary
... But great men do not fall, any more than great trees fall crashing over the forest
which they overshadow, without serious commotion; and Philip was far from ...
/.../chapter xxvii in sanctuary.htm

Varus Composes the Tumults in Judea and Crucifies About Two ...
... himself, he marched to Samaria with his whole army, where he did not meddle with
the city itself, because he found that it had made no commotion during these ...
/.../chapter 5 varus composes the.htm

Of the Usurpers Magnentius and Vetranio.
... About this time an extraordinary commotion shook the whole state, of the principal
heads, of which we shall give a brief account, deeming it necessary not to ...
/.../chapter xxv of the usurpers magnentius.htm

Whether Anger Above all Hinders the Use of Reason?
... But the passion of anger forestalls the perfect judgment of reason, as though it
listened but imperfectly to reason, on account of the commotion of the heat ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether anger above all hinders.htm

Whether we Should Distinguish Irascible and Concupiscible Parts in ...
... understood in two ways. Sometimes they are taken as passions"-arising, that
is, with a certain commotion of the soul. And thus they ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether we should distinguish irascible.htm

The Outbreak at Benares.
... A very few years previous to 1857 the city was thrown into violent commotion, in
consequence of new messing regulations in the jail, by which it was alleged ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xvii the outbreak at.htm

The Knowledge which Comes through Faith the Surest of All.
... reasonably written, "Cain went forth from the face of God, and dwelt in the land
of Naid, over against Eden." Now Naid is interpreted commotion, and Eden ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xi the knowledge which comes.htm

Thesaurus

Commotion (15 Occurrences)
...Commotion (15 Occurrences). Matthew 21:10 When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole
city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?" (WEY). ...
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Tumult (56 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great
noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion. ...
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Turbulent (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent
ocean. ... 3. (a.) Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting. ...
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Turmoil (15 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. 3. (vi) To be disquieted
or confused; to be in commotion. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Commonwealth (2 Occurrences)

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Upharsin (1 Occurrence)
... phares): These are the words that, according to Daniel's reading, were inscribed
on the walls of Belshazzar's palace and that caused the great commotion on the ...
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Jackals (20 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 10:22 The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of
the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place ...
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Lair (8 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 10:22 The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of
the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place ...
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Winds (35 Occurrences)
... The rush of invaders is figuratively spoken of as a whirlwind (Isaiah 21:1); a
commotion among the nations of the world as a striving of the four winds (Dan. ...
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Inquiring (23 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Matthew 21:10 When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown
into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?" (WEY). ...
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Bible Concordance

Commotion (15 Occurrences)

Matthew 21:10 When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?"
(WEY)

Mark 5:38 and he cometh to the house of the chief of the synagogue, and seeth a tumult, much weeping and wailing;
(See NAS NIV)

Mark 5:39 When he had entered in, he said to them, "Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep."
(See NAS NIV)

Acts 12:18 When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers, as to what could possibly have become of Peter.
(WEY NIV)

Acts 15:2 A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
(DBY)

Acts 17:6 and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- 'These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,
(YLT)

Acts 19:23 Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about the new faith.
(WEY)

Acts 19:40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn't be able to give an account of this commotion."
(WEB RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 4:14 And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, 'What -- the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 14:19 And it cometh to pass, while Saul spake unto the priest, that the noise which 'is' in the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going on and becoming great, and Saul saith unto the priest, 'Remove thy hand.'
(See NAS)

Job 39:7 He makes sport of the noise of the town; the voice of the driver does not come to his ears;
(See NIV)

Isaiah 22:2 You, who are full of loud voices, a town of outcries, given up to joy; your dead men have not been put to the sword, or come to their death in war.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 3:23 Truly, the hills, and the noise of an army on the mountains, are a false hope: truly, in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 10:22 The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Commotion

Related Terms

Tumult (56 Occurrences)

Turbulent (2 Occurrences)

Turmoil (15 Occurrences)

Commonwealth (2 Occurrences)

Upharsin (1 Occurrence)

Jackals (20 Occurrences)

Lair (8 Occurrences)

Winds (35 Occurrences)

Inquiring (23 Occurrences)