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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.
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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 behold, there arose [fn]a great storm G4578 on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself 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 in various places there will be famines and earthquakes G4578.

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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 G4578 and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was God’s Son!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And behold, there was a great earthquake G4578, for an angel of the [fn]Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:8 - “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes G4578 in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:11 - and there will be great earthquakes G4578, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be terrors and great [fn]signs from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:26 - And suddenly there came a great earthquake G4578, so that the foundations of the jailhouse were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 -

Then I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake G4578; and the sun became black as 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 - Then the angel [fn]took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake G4578.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - And in that hour there was a great earthquake G4578, and a tenth of the city fell; [fn]seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake G4578, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 -

And the sanctuary of God which is in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His sanctuary, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake G4578 and a great [fn]hailstorm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:18 - And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake G4578, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake G4578 was it, and so mighty.
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