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Lexicon :: Strong's G4578 - seismos

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σεισμός
Transliteration
seismos (Key)
Pronunciation
sice-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:196,1014

Strong’s Definitions

σεισμός seismós, sice-mos'; from G4579; a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake:—earthquake, tempest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G4578 in the following manner: earthquake (13x), tempest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G4578 in the following manner: earthquake (13x), tempest (1x).

  1. a shaking, a commotion

  2. a tempest

  3. an earthquake

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σεισμός seismós, sice-mos'; from G4579; a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake:—earthquake, tempest.
STRONGS G4578:
σεισμός, σεισμοῦ, ὁ (σείω), a shaking, a commotions: ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, a tempest, Matthew 8:24; as often in Greek writings from (Herodotus 4, 28), Sophocles, Aristophanes down, pre-eminently an earthquake: Matthew 24:7; Matthew 27:54; Matthew 28:2; Mark 13:8; Luke 21:11; Acts 16:26; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 8:5; Revelation 11:13, 19; Revelation 16:15; the Sept. for רַעַשׁ.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:24; 24:7; 27:54; 28:2
Mark
13:8
Luke
21:11
Acts
16:26
Revelation
6:12; 8:5; 11:13; 11:19; 16:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4578 matches the Greek σεισμός (seismos),
which occurs 14 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 - And suddenly a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:7 - “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:8 - “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of the [fn]birth pangs [the intolerable anguish and suffering].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:11 - “There will be violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and [deadly and devastating] pestilences (plagues, epidemics); and there will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - suddenly there was a great earthquake, so [powerful] that the very foundations of the prison were shaken and at once all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 -

I looked when He (the Lamb) broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as [fn]sackcloth [made] of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder and loud rumblings and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - And in that [very] hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell and was destroyed; seven thousand [fn]people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest [who survived] were overcome with terror, and [fn]they glorified the God of heaven [as they recognized His awesome power].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 -

And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning, loud rumblings and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:18 - And there were flashes of lightning and loud rumblings and peals of thunder; and there was a massive earthquake—nothing like it has ever occurred since mankind originated on the earth, so severe and far-reaching was that earthquake.
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