Strong's Lexicon
seió: To shake, to cause to tremble, to agitate
Original Word:σειό
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:seió
Pronunciation:say-O
Phonetic Spelling:(si'-o)
Definition:To shake, to cause to tremble, to agitate
Meaning:I shake; fig: I agitate, stir up.
Word Origin:Derived from the root word σείω (seió), meaning "to shake" or "to agitate."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of shaking or trembling is רָעַשׁ (ra'ash), Strong's Hebrew #7493, which also conveys the idea of quaking or trembling, particularly in the context of divine activity or natural phenomena.
Usage:The Greek verb "seió" is used in the New Testament to describe physical shaking or trembling, often in the context of an earthquake or a divine intervention that causes fear or awe. It conveys a sense of powerful movement or disturbance, whether literal or metaphorical.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient world, earthquakes were often seen as acts of divine power or judgment. The shaking of the earth was a common motif in Jewish apocalyptic literature, symbolizing God's intervention in human affairs. In the Greco-Roman context, such phenomena were also associated with the actions of gods and were interpreted as omens or signs.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. verb
Definitionto shake
NASB Translationshake (1), shaken (1), shook (2), stirred (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4579: σείωσείω; future
σείσω (
Hebrews 12:26LTTrWH); passive, present participle
σειόμενος; 1 aorist
ἐσείσθην; from
Homer down; the
Sept. chiefly for
רָעַשׁ;
to shake, agitate, cause to tremble:
Revelation 6:13;
τήνγῆν,
Hebrews 12:26 after
Haggai 2:6;
ἐσείσθηἡγῆ,
Matthew 27:51 (
Judges 5:4;
2 Samuel 22:8);
σεισθῆναιἀπόφοβοῦ, of men, to be thrown into a tremor,
to quake for fear,Matthew 28:4; metaphorically,
to agitate the mind:
ἐσείσθηἡπόλις (
R. V.was stirred) i. e. its inhabitants
Matthew 21:10. (Compare:
ἀνασείω,
διασείω,
κατασείω.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
move, quake, shake.Apparently a primary verb; 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) -- move, quake, shake.
Forms and Transliterations
εσεισθη εσείσθη ἐσείσθη εσεισθησαν εσείσθησαν ἐσείσθησαν σείεται σείομαι σειομενη σειομένη σεισθήσεται σεισθήσονται σεισθώσιν σεισω σείσω σείω σείων eseisthe eseisthē eseísthe eseísthē eseisthesan eseisthēsan eseísthesan eseísthēsan seiomene seiomenē seioméne seioménē seiso seisō seíso seísōLinks
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