5182. turbazó
Strong's Lexicon
turbazó: To be troubled, to be distracted, to be disturbed

Original Word: τυρβάζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: turbazó
Pronunciation: tur-BAH-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (toor-bad'-zo)
Definition: To be troubled, to be distracted, to be disturbed
Meaning: I agitate or disturb in mind, trouble.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek noun "τύρβη" (turbē), meaning "disturbance" or "confusion."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "turbazó," similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like "הָמָה" (hamah - to be in tumult) and "דָּאַג" (da'ag - to be anxious).

Usage: The verb "turbazó" is used in the New Testament to describe a state of being troubled or distracted, often by external circumstances or internal anxieties. It conveys a sense of being pulled in different directions, leading to a lack of focus or peace.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of being troubled or distracted was often associated with the challenges of daily life, including social, economic, and personal pressures. The New Testament context emphasizes the importance of maintaining spiritual focus amidst life's distractions, a theme that resonates with the teachings of Jesus and the apostles.

HELPS Word-studies

5182 tyrbázō (from tyrbē, "a noisy, tumultuous crowd"; cf. Latin, turba, "confusion") – properly, to be in tumult (a noisy uproar). (5182 /tyrbázō is related to 2351 /thórybos, "uproar.")

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from turbé (disorder, confusion)
Definition
to disturb, to trouble.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5182: τυρβάζω

τυρβάζω: present passive τυρβάζομαι; (τύρβη, Latinturba, confusion; (cf. Curtius, § 250)); (from Sophocles down); to disturb, trouble: properly, τόν πηλόν, Aristophanes vesp. 257; tropically, in the passive, to be troubled in mind, disquieted: περί πολλά, Luke 10:41 R G (with the same construction in Aristophanes pax 1007; μή ἄγαν τυρβαζου, Nilus epist. 2, 258).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
trouble.

From turbe (Latin turba, a crowd; akin to thorubos); to make "turbid", i.e. Disturb -- trouble.

see GREEK thorubos

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τυρβάζη
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