tarassō · trouble, stir up

What it means

tarassō (ταράσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “trouble, stir up”.

Disturb.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To stir the water.
2. To take away others' peace, confuse them.
3. To feel distress or fear inside.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• troubled ×10
• stirred up ×2
• troubling ×2
• were terrified ×2
• stirring up ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• John×6
• Acts×3
• Galatians×2
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 2:3

  And hearing this, King Herod was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

• Matthew 14:26

  But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.

• Mark 6:50

  for they all saw him and were terrified. But he at once spoke with them and says to them, “Take courage; I am he; do not be afraid.”

• Luke 1:12

  And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

• Luke 24:38

  And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your heart?

• John 5:7

  The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; and while I am coming, another goes down before me.”

• John 11:33

  So when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled himself,

• John 12:27

  Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this reason I came to this hour.

• John 13:21

  Having said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will hand me over.”

• John 14:1

  “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

• John 14:27

  Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled nor afraid.

• Acts 15:24

  Since we have heard that some from among us who went out have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, men to whom we gave no instructions,

• Acts 17:8

  And they stirred up the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

• Acts 17:13

  But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

• Galatians 1:7

  which is not another good news; only there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the good news of the Messiah.

• Galatians 5:10

  I am confident about you in the Lord that you will think nothing else; but the one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

• 1 Peter 3:14

  But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you would be happy. And do not be afraid of them nor be troubled,