Seiō σείω
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| σείω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | seiō |
| Strong's number | G4579 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to shake |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (3) |
Seiō (Greek σείω, Strong's G4579) is a Greek verb meaning “to shake”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σείω
[in LXX chiefly for רָעַשׁ ;]
to shake, move to and fro: τ. γῆν, Heb.12:26 (LXX); pass., ἡ γῆ, Mat.27:51 (LXX); συκῆ, Rev.6:13. Metaphorical, to agitate, stir up, with fear or some other emotion: Mat.21:10 28:4 (cf. ἀνα-, δια-, κατα-σείω).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for רָעַשׁ ;]
to shake, move to and fro: τ. γῆν, Heb.12:26 (LXX); pass., ἡ γῆ, Mat.27:51 (LXX); συκῆ, Rev.6:13. Metaphorical, to agitate, stir up, with fear or some other emotion: Mat.21:10 28:4 (cf. ἀνα-, δια-, κατα-σείω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shake (2), moved (1), quake (1), shaken (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | was stirred (1), quaked (1), trembled (1), will shake (1), shaken (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Seiō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 21:10And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
- Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- Matthew 28:4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 12:26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
Revelation
- Revelation 6:13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).