Chaos

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Hebrew: tohu (וּהֹתּ), often translated as "formless," "void," or "chaos." It appears in Genesis 1:2, describing the earth as "without form and void"
Greek:
- abyssos (ἄβυσσος) meaning "abyss" or "deep,"
- akatastasia (ἀκαταστασία) meaning "disorder" or "confusion," used in 1 Corinthians 14:33

Bohu (וּהֹבּ), paired with tohu in Genesis 1:2 and Jeremiah 4:23, meaning "emptiness" or "void," enhancing the sense of chaotic desolation.
Tahpukhot (תֹכֻּפְהַתּ), meaning "perversity" or "confusion," used in Deuteronomy 32:20 to describe a perverse generation, implying moral chaos due to disobedience
Mehumah (הָמוּהְמ), meaning "tumult" or "confusion," used in Isaiah 22:5 to describe chaos as a divine judgment for sin.
Sunchusis (Σύγχυσις): Meaning "confusion" or "tumult," used in Acts 19:29 to describe chaotic unrest, which can result from rejecting God’s order.
Tarachē (Ταραχή): Meaning "disturbance" or "trouble," used in John 5:4 (in some manuscripts) to describe stirred waters, but broadly applicable to disorder from disobedience, as in Acts 12:18.

often linked to the consequences of turning away from God
disobedience leads to chaos-like states as divine judgment
chaos in these contexts represents the disruption of God’s intended harmony, whether cosmic, social, or moral, resulting from rejecting His authority.