G4579: σείω
seíō · “to shake”
Definition
to rock (vibrate, properly, sideways or to and fro), i.e. (generally) to agitate (in any direction; cause to tremble); figuratively, to throw into a tremor (of fear or concern)
KJV translates it as: move, quake, shake
Word origin: apparently a primary verb;
Extended definition
[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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4579 is translated
- was stirred ×1
- was shaken, ×1
- trembled ×1
- will shake ×1
- being shaken, ×1
Bible verses with G4579 (seíō)
Seíō appears in 5 verses.
- Matthew 21:10
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
- Matthew 27:51
And, 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;
- Matthew 28:4
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
- Hebrews 12:26
Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
- Revelation 6:13
And 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.