σείω

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σείω

Greek transliteration

seiō

Simplified transliteration

seio

Principal Parts

σείσω, ἔσεισα, -, -, ἐσείσθην

Strong's number

4579

GK Number

4940

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1a(3)

Gloss

to cause to shake; (pass.) to be shaken, stirred up

Definition

to shake, agitate, Heb. 12:26; pass. to quake, Mt. 27:51; 28:4; Rev. 6:13; met. to put in commotion, agitate, Mt. 21:10

Matthew 21:10	And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was (eseisthē \| ἐσείσθη \| aor pass ind 3 sg) in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?”
Matthew 27:51	Just then the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook (eseisthē \| ἐσείσθη \| aor pass ind 3 sg), and the rocks were split;
Matthew 28:4	And for fear of him the guards trembled (eseisthēsan \| ἐσείσθησαν \| aor pass ind 3 pl) and became like dead men.
Hebrews 12:26	At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more will (seisō \| σείσω \| fut act ind 1 sg) I shake (seisō \| σείσω \| fut act ind 1 sg) not only the earth but also the heaven.”
Revelation 6:13	and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its winter fruit when (seiomenē \| σειομένη \| pres pass ptcp nom sg fem) shaken (seiomenē \| σειομένη \| pres pass ptcp nom sg fem) by a fierce wind.

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