θόρῠβ-ος, ὁ,
noise, especially
the confused noise of a crowded assembly, uproar, clamour, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; θόρυβος βοῆς a confused clamour, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; less frequently of an individual, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, θόρυβον δ᾽ οὐκ ἐφίλησαν ὄνων [
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2) especially in token of approbation or the contrary, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.a)
applause, θ. Ληναΐτης [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.b)
groans, murmurs, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεγάλοι θόρυβοι κατέχουσ᾽ ἡμᾶς great
murmurs are abroad among us, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
tumult, confusion, θ. παρασχεῖν τινι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς θ. ἀπικέσθαι, καταστῆναι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κραυγὴ καὶ θ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2)
confusion of mind, θορύβους ἐνθυμηματικοὺς καὶ ἀποφθεγματικοὺς παρασκευάζειν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ παρὰ κακὰς δόξας θ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III) with
infinitive, ἐς θόρυβον ἤλυθον. λευσθῆναι I ran a
risk of being stoned, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]