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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4579. σείω (seió) -- To shake, to cause to tremble, to agitate</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4579.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_corinthians/8-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4579.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4579</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4578.htm" title="4578">◄</a> 4579. seió <a href="../greek/4580.htm" title="4580">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">seió: To shake, to cause to tremble, to agitate</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σειό</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>seió<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>say-O<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(si'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To shake, to cause to tremble, to agitate<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I shake; fig: I agitate, stir up.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root word σείω (seió), meaning "to shake" or "to agitate."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of shaking or trembling is רָעַשׁ (ra'ash), Strong's Hebrew #7493, which also conveys the idea of quaking or trembling, particularly in the context of divine activity or natural phenomena.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "seió" is used in the New Testament to describe physical shaking or trembling, often in the context of an earthquake or a divine intervention that causes fear or awe. It conveys a sense of powerful movement or disturbance, whether literal or metaphorical.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, earthquakes were often seen as acts of divine power or judgment. The shaking of the earth was a common motif in Jewish apocalyptic literature, symbolizing God's intervention in human affairs. In the Greco-Roman context, such phenomena were also associated with the actions of gods and were interpreted as omens or signs.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to shake<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>shake (1), shaken (1), shook (2), stirred (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4579: σείω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σείω</span></span>; future <span class="greek2">σείσω</span> (<a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>); passive, present participle <span class="greek2">σειόμενος</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐσείσθην</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">רָעַשׁ</span>; <span class="accented">to shake, agitate, cause to tremble</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-13.htm">Revelation 6:13</a>; <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">γῆν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26</a> after <a href="/interlinear/haggai/2-6.htm">Haggai 2:6</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐσείσθη</span> <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">γῆ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a> (<a href="/interlinear/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8</a>); <span class="greek2">σεισθῆναι</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">φοβοῦ</span>, of men, to be thrown into a tremor, <span class="accented">to quake for fear,</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-4.htm">Matthew 28:4</a>; metaphorically, <span class="accented">to agitate the mind</span>: <span class="greek2">ἐσείσθη</span> <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">πόλις</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">was stirred</span>) i. e. its inhabitants <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἀνασείω</span>, <span class="greek2">διασείω</span>, <span class="greek2">κατασείω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>move, quake, shake. <p>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. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσεισθη εσείσθη ἐσείσθη εσεισθησαν εσείσθησαν ἐσείσθησαν σείεται σείομαι σειομενη σειομένη σεισθήσεται σεισθήσονται σεισθώσιν σεισω σείσω σείω σείων eseisthe eseisthē eseísthe eseísthē eseisthesan eseisthēsan eseísthesan eseísthēsan seiomene seiomenē seioméne seioménē seiso seisō seíso seísō<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς Ἰεροσόλυμα <b>ἐσείσθη</b> πᾶσα ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all the city <span class="itali">was stirred,</span> saying, Who<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all the city <span class="itali">was moved,</span> saying, Who<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into Jerusalem <span class="itali">was moved</span> all the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-51.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:51</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ γῆ <b>ἐσείσθη</b> καὶ αἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the earth <span class="itali">shook</span> and the rocks<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the earth <span class="itali">did quake,</span> and the rocks<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-51.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the earth <span class="itali">was shaken</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/28-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 28:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φόβου αὐτοῦ <b>ἐσείσθησαν</b> οἱ τηροῦντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The guards <span class="itali">shook</span> for fear<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the keepers <span class="itali">did shake,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fear of him <span class="itali">trembled</span> those keeping guard<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/12-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-FIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἅπαξ ἐγὼ <b>σείσω</b> οὐ μόνον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ONCE MORE <span class="itali">I WILL SHAKE</span> NOT ONLY<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> once more I <span class="itali">shake</span> not the earth<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> once I <span class="itali">shake</span> not only<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular">V-PPM/P-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνέμου μεγάλου <b>σειομένη</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> its unripe figs <span class="itali">when shaken</span> by a great<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> untimely figs, <span class="itali">when she is shaken</span> of<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a wind great <span class="itali">being shaken</span><p><b><a href="/greek/4579.htm">Strong's Greek 4579</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4579.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eseisthe__4579.htm">ἐσείσθη — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eseisthe_san_4579.htm">ἐσείσθησαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/seiomene__4579.htm">σειομένη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/seiso__4579.htm">σείσω — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4578.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4578"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4578" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4580.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4580"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4580" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>