ταραχθῇ
tarássō
is stirred up
To stir up, disturb, or agitate, both in a literal physical sense (such as stirring water, causing confusion or turmoil) and in a figurative sense (to trouble, unsettle, or distress a person internally, particularly with anxiety, fear, or emotional agitation). In literary and later Koine Greek, ταράσσω often denotes emotional disturbance, apprehension, or distress.
John 5:7 · Word #11
Lexicon G5015
| Lemma | ταράσσω |
| Transliteration | tarássō |
| Strong's | G5015 |
| Definition | To stir up, disturb, or agitate, both in a literal physical sense (such as stirring water, causing confusion or turmoil) and in a figurative sense (to trouble, unsettle, or distress a person internally, particularly with anxiety, fear, or emotional agitation). In literary and later Koine Greek, ταράσσω often denotes emotional disturbance, apprehension, or distress. |
Morphology V AOR PASS SUBJ 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | is stirred up |
| Literal | is-troubled |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ταράσσω |
| Strong's | G5015 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5015-06
may be disturbed
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), passive voice, subjunctive mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist passive subjunctive, third person singular, denotes a simple or complete action potentially occurring to the subject. "May be disturbed" preserves the passive voice and subjunctive mood while reflecting the core sense of agitation or unsettling inherent in ταράσσω. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
may be stirred up
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'may be disturbed' to 'may be stirred up' to capture the specific context of the water being agitated. |