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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.)
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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 thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:8 - "Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, 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 become afraid of all my suffering, for I know thou wilt not hold me innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:8 - the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, at the presence of God; yon Sinai 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 trembles; under four it cannot bear up:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13 - For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and have plundered their treasures; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.

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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 out of its place, at the wrath of the LORD of hosts in the day of his fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:16 - Those who see you will stare at you, and ponder over you: '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 - And in that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will grow lean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and 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 - He who flees at the sound of the terror shall fall into the pit; and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:20 - The earth staggers like a drunken man, it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, and will not rise again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused with wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in giving 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, a quiet habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:16 - "The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan; at the sound of the neighing of their stallions the whole land quakes. They come and devour the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:21 - At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:46 - At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:29 - The land trembles and writhes in pain, for the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:10 - His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as one enters a city which has been breached.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 - "Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in the midst of you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:16 - I will make the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, will be comforted in the nether world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - the fish of the sea, and the birds of the air, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 - The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

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

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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 until the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people; and what are left of them I will slay with the sword; not one of them shall flee away, not one of them shall escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:5 - The mountains quake before him, the hills melt; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all that dwell therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:16 - You will be sated with contempt instead of glory. Drink, yourself, and stagger! The cup in the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and shame will come upon your glory!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14 - Thou didst pierce with thy shafts the head of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter me, rejoicing as if to devour the poor 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 again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:21 - "Speak to Zerub'babel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth,
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