θορῠβ-έω,
make a noise, uproar or disturbance, especially of crowds, assemblies, etc., [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιστολαί” 12, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 666, “V.” 622, etc.; βλέπων εἰς τὸν ἀεὶ θορυβοῦντα τόπον τῆς ἐκκλησίας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.194. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 shout in token of approbation or the contrary:
__2.a cheer, applaud, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.264, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 303b:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, λόγος τεθορυβημένος a loudly cheered speech, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.233, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1356b23. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2.b more frequently raise clamour, καί μοι μὴ θορυβήσητε pray do not interrupt, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 20e, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 5.15; θ. ἐφ᾽ οἷς ἂν λέγω 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 30c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ θορυβῶν, opposed to ὁ θέλων λέγειν καὶ ἀκούειν, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.7 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, have clamours raised against one, ὑπὸ τοιούτων ἀνδρῶν θορυβῇ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 164 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II transitive, confuse by noise or tumult, bewilder, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 245b, “Prt.” 319c, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]; throw [troops] into confusion, in battle, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.78 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; θ. πρός τινας cause excitement amongst.., [[ [prev. author] 6.61 ] Refs]:—passive, to be thrown into disorder, confused, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.78, 4.130, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.129, 8.50, Pl “Ep.” 348e, etc.; ὑπὸ τῶν λεγομένων [prev. author] “Ly.” 210e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινι at a thing, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.35; ἐπί τινι 3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 7.2; περί τι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.61; πρός τι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 29. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]