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Lexicon :: Strong's G4601 - sigaō

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σιγάω
Transliteration
sigaō (Key)
Pronunciation
see-gah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

σιγάω sigáō, see-gah'-o; from G4602; to keep silent (transitively or intransitively):—keep close (secret, silence), hold peace.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G4601 in the following manner: hold (one's) peace (4x), keep silence (3x), keep close (1x), keep secret (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G4601 in the following manner: hold (one's) peace (4x), keep silence (3x), keep close (1x), keep secret (1x).
  1. to keep silence, hold one's peace

  2. to be kept in silence, be concealed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σιγάω sigáō, see-gah'-o; from G4602; to keep silent (transitively or intransitively):—keep close (secret, silence), hold peace.
STRONGS G4601:
σιγάω, σίγω; 1 aorist ἐσίγησα; perfect passive participle σεσιγημενος; (σιγή); from Homer down; to keep silence, hold one's peace: Luke 9:36; Luke 18:39 L T Tr WH; (Luke 20:26); Acts 12:17; Acts 15:12; 1 Corinthians 14:28, 30, 34; passive, to be kept in silence, be concealed, Romans 16:25. (Synonym: see ἡσυχάζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
9:36; 18:39; 20:26
Acts
12:17; 15:12
Romans
16:25
1 Corinthians
14:28; 14:30; 14:34

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4601 matches the Greek σιγάω (sigaō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:14 - The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:3 - When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2 - But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21 - While you did all this, I remained silent,
and you thought I didn’t care.
But now I will rebuke you,
listing all my charges against you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:1 - A song. A psalm of Asaph.

O God, do not be silent!
Do not be deaf.
Do not be quiet, O God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - He calmed the storm to a whisper
and stilled the waves.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:7 - A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:5 - In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes.
Scoundrels will not be respected.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:49 - My tears flow endlessly;
they will not stop
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:10 - And when a relative who is responsible to dispose of the dead[fn] goes into the house to carry out the bodies, he will ask the last survivor, “Is anyone else with you?” When the person begins to swear, “No, by . . . ,” he will interrupt and say, “Stop! Don’t even mention the name of the LORD.”)
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