"a confused throng," is usually translated "multitude." The RV translates it "crowd" (AV, "press" in some) in Mat 9:23, Mat 9:25, Mar 2:4, Mar 3:9, Mar 5:27, Mar 5:30, Luk 8:19, Luk 19:3, Act 1:21-35, Act 24:12, Act 24:18. See COMPANY, MULTITUDE, NUMBER, PEOPLE.
"to make a crowd" (A, with poieo, "to make"), is translated "gathered a crowd" in Act 17:5, RV (AV, "company").