Saleuō σαλεύω

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Saleuō
σαλεύω
Transliterationsaleuō
Strong's numberG4531
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto shake
Occurrences15 in 14 verses
Most frequent inLuke (4)

Saleuō (Greek σαλεύω, Strong's G4531) is a Greek verb meaning “to shake”. It occurs 15 times in 14 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

σαλεύω
(σάλος), [in LXX for מוֹט, זוּעַ, etc. ;]
prop., of the action of wind, storm, etc., to agitate, shake: of a reed, Mat.11:7, Luk.7:24; a house, Luk.6:48, Act.4:31 16:26; the earth, Heb.12:26; the heavenly bodies, Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:25, Luk.21:26; of a vessel shaken in filling, Luk.6:38. Metaphorical,
(a) to shake, i.e. to render insecure: τὰ σαλευόμενα, τὰ μὴ., Heb.12:27;
(b) with accusative of person(s), to cast down from a sense of security and happiness: Act.2:25 (LXX);
(with) to unsettle or drive away: pass., before ἀπὸ τ. νοός, 2Th.2:2;
(d) to stir up: τ. ὄχλους, Act.17:13.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVshaken (7), shall be shaken (3), shaken together (1), shake (1), should (1), moved (1), up (1), be (1), shook (1), which (1)
BSBwill be shaken (3), swaying (2), shook (2), shaken together (1), shake (1), i will not be shaken (1), was shaken (1), incite (1), be easily disconcerted (1), can be shaken (1), unshakable (1)

Verses

Every verse with Saleuō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Acts

2 Thessalonians

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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