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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 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 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.

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,

The clouds also dripped water.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:8 -

“Then the earth shook and quaked,

The foundations of heaven were trembling

And were shaken, because He was angry.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:6 -

It is He who shakes the earth from its place,

And its pillars tremble;

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:28 -

I am afraid of all my pains,

I know that You will not acquit me.

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:21 -

Under three things the earth quakes,

And under four, it cannot endure:

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13 - For he has said,

“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,

Because I have understanding;

And I removed the boundaries of the peoples

And plundered their treasures,

And like a powerful man I brought down [fn]their inhabitants,

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 armies

In the day of His burning anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:16 -

“Those who see you will stare at you,

They will [fn]closely examine you, saying,

‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,

Who shook kingdoms,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:4 -

Now on that day the glory of Jacob will [fn]fade,

And the fatness of his flesh will become lean.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 -

The pronouncement 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 -

Then it will be that the one who flees the sound of terror will fall into the pit,

And the one 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:20 -

The earth trembles like a heavy drinker

And sways like a hut,

For its wrongdoing is heavy upon it,

And it will fall, never to rise again.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 -

And these also reel with wine and stagger from intoxicating drink:

The priest and the prophet reel with intoxicating drink,

They are confused by wine, they stagger from intoxicating drink;

They reel while [fn]having visions,

They stagger when rendering a verdict.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:20 -

Look at Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;

Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed settlement,

A tent which will not be folded;

Its stakes will never be pulled up,

Nor any of its ropes be torn apart.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:16 -

From Dan there 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.

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.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:46 - At the [fn]shout, “Babylon has been conquered!” the earth quakes, and an outcry is heard among the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:29 -

So the land quakes and writhes,

For the plans of the LORD against Babylon stand,

To make the land of Babylon

[fn]A desolation without inhabitants.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:10 - “Because of the multitude of his horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, [fn]wagons, and chariots when he enters your gates as warriors enter a city that is breached.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 -

The Lord GOD says this to Tyre: “Will the coastlands not shake from the sound of your downfall when the wounded groan, when the slaughter takes place in your midst?

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:16 - “I made the nations quake from 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - “The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, all the crawling things that crawl on the earth, and all mankind who are on the face of the earth will shake at My presence; and the mountains will be thrown down, the steep pathways will [fn]collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 -

Before them the earth quakes,

The heavens tremble,

The sun and the moon become dark,

And the stars lose their brightness.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 -

The LORD roars from Zion

And utters His voice from Jerusalem,

And the heavens and the earth quake.

But the LORD is a refuge for His people,

And a stronghold for the sons of Israel.

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 amid a storm on the day of tempest.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 -

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said,

“Strike the pillar capitals so that the thresholds will shake,

And break them on the heads of them all!

Then I will put to death the rest of them with the sword;

They will not have a fugitive who will flee,

Nor a survivor who will escape.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:5 -

Mountains quake because of Him,

And the hills come apart;

Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence,

The world and all the inhabitants in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:16 -

“You will be filled with disgrace rather than honor.

Drink, you yourself, and [fn]expose your own foreskin!

The cup in the LORD’S right hand will come around to you,

And utter disgrace will come upon your glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14 -

You pierced with his own [fn]arrows

The head of his [fn]leaders.

They stormed in to scatter [fn]us;

Their arrogance was like those

Who devour the oppressed in secret.

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