Gloss
to extort money, as a fig. extension of a violent shaking motion
Forms of the word
Dictionary
διασείω
Greek transliteration
diaseiō
Simplified transliteration
diaseio
Principal Parts
-, διέσεισα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
1286
GK Number
1398
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1a(3)
Definition
pr. to shake thoroughly or violently; to harass, intimidate, extort from, Lk. 3:14*
Greek-English Concordance for διασείω
| Luke 3:14 | Soldiers were also questioning him, saying, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do (diaseisēte | διασείσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) not extort (diaseisēte | διασείσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) money from anyone, or accuse them falsely; and be content with your wages.” |
