Help QuickNav Adv. Options
KJV

KJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G4579 - seiō

Choose a new font size and typeface
σείω
Transliteration
seiō (Key)
Pronunciation
si'-o
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary verb
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:196,1014

Strong’s Definitions

σείω seíō, si'-o; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4579 in the following manner: shake (3x), move (1x), quake (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4579 in the following manner: shake (3x), move (1x), quake (1x).

  1. to shake, agitate, cause to tremble

    1. of men, to be thrown into a tremor, to quake for fear

    2. metaph. to agitate the mind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σείω seíō, si'-o; 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.
STRONGS G4579:
σείω; future σείσω (Hebrews 12:26 L T Tr WH); passive, present participle σειόμενος; 1 aorist ἐσείσθην; from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for רָעַשׁ; to shake, agitate, cause to tremble: Revelation 6:13; τήν γῆν, Hebrews 12:26 after Haggai 2:6; ἐσείσθη ἡ γῆ, Matthew 27:51 (Judges 5:4; 2 Samuel 22:8); σεισθῆναι ἀπό φοβοῦ, of men, to be thrown into a tremor, to quake for fear, Matthew 28:4; metaphorically, to agitate the mind: ἐσείσθη ἡ πόλις (R. V. was stirred) i. e. its inhabitants Matthew 21:10. (Compare: ἀνασείω, διασείω, κατασείω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
5:4
2 Samuel
22:8
Haggai
2:6
Matthew
21:10; 27:51; 28:4
Hebrews
12:26; 12:26
Revelation
6:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4579 matches the Greek σείω (seiō),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the LXX Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:4 - LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:8 - Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:6 - Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:28 - I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:8 - The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:21 - For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13 - For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:13 - Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:16 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:4 - And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:20 - The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 - Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:16 - The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:21 - The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:46 - At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:29 - And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:10 - By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 - Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:16 - I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 - The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 - I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:5 - The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:16 - Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14 - Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:6 - For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:21 - Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
KJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
KJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan