Siōpaō σιωπάω

Siōpaō (Greek σιωπάω, Strong's G4623) is a Greek verb meaning “be quiet”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 20:31
  And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
• Matthew 26:63
  But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Mark

• Mark 3:4
  And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
• Mark 4:39
  And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
• Mark 9:34
  But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
• Mark 10:48
  And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Mark 14:61
  But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

Luke

• Luke 1:20
  And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
• Luke 19:40
  And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

Acts

• Acts 18:9
  Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

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).