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Lexicon :: Strong's G4579 - seiō

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σείω
Transliteration
seiō (Key)
Pronunciation
si'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary verb
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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.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:4 - “LORD, when You went out from Seir,
When You marched from the field of Edom,
The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped,
Even the clouds dripped water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:8 - “Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:6 - Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:28 - I am afraid of all my pains,
I know that You will not acquit me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:8 - The earth quaked;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
[fn]Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:21 - Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot bear up:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13 - For he has said,
“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,
For I have understanding;
And I removed the boundaries of the peoples
And plundered their treasures,
And like a mighty man I brought down [fn]their inhabitants,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:13 - Therefore I will make the heavens tremble,
And the earth will be shaken from its place
At the fury of the LORD of hosts
In the day of His burning anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:16 - “Those who see you will gaze at you,
They will [fn]ponder over you, saying,
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:4 - Now in that day the glory of Jacob will [fn]fade,
And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - The [fn]oracle concerning Egypt.
Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt;
The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence,
And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - Then it will be that he who flees the [fn]report of disaster will fall into the pit,
And he who [fn]climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare;
For the windows [fn]above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:20 - The earth reels to and fro like a drunkard
And it totters like a [fn]shack,
For its transgression is heavy upon it,
And it will fall, never to rise again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:
The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink,
They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;
They reel while [fn]having visions,
They totter when rendering judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 - Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation,
A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:16 - From Dan is heard the snorting of his horses;
At the sound of the neighing of his stallions
The whole land quakes;
For they come and devour the land and its fullness,
The city and its inhabitants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:21 - The earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the [fn]Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:46 - At the [fn]shout, “Babylon has been seized!” the earth is shaken, and an outcry is heard among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:29 - So the land quakes and writhes,
For the purposes of the LORD against Babylon stand,
To make the land of Babylon
[fn]A desolation without inhabitants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:10 - “Because of the multitude of his horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of cavalry and [fn]wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city that is breached.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 - Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre, “Shall not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall when the wounded groan, when the slaughter occurs in your midst?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:16 - “I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the [fn]well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the earth beneath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - “The fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all the creeping things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth will shake at My presence; the mountains also will be thrown down, the steep pathways will [fn]collapse and every wall will fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 - Before them the earth quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - The LORD roars from Zion
And utters His voice from Jerusalem,
And the heavens and the earth tremble.
But the LORD is a refuge for His people
And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - “So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah
And it will consume her citadels
Amid [fn]war cries on the day of battle,
And a storm on the day of tempest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 - I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said,
“Smite the capitals so that the thresholds will shake,
And break them on the heads of them all!
Then I will slay the rest of them with the sword;
They will not have a fugitive who will flee,
Or a refugee who will escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:5 - Mountains quake because of Him
And the hills dissolve;
Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence,
The world and all the inhabitants in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:16 - “You will be filled with disgrace rather than honor.
Now you yourself drink and [fn]expose your own nakedness.
The cup in the LORD’S right hand will come around to you,
And utter disgrace will come upon your glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14 - You pierced with his own [fn]spears
The head of his [fn]throngs.
They stormed in to scatter [fn]us;
Their exultation was like those
Who devour the oppressed in secret.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:6 - “For thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Once more [fn]in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:21 - “Speak to Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, ‘I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.
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