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It is used to describe both literal earthquakes and metaphorical upheavals, often symbolizing divine intervention or significant spiritual events.<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 Greco-Roman world, including the regions of Palestine and Asia Minor, experienced frequent seismic activity. Earthquakes were sometimes interpreted as omens or signs from the gods, and in the Jewish context, they were often associated with the presence and power of God, as seen in the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4579.htm">seió</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a commotion, shaking<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>earthquake (10), earthquakes (3), storm (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 4578: σεισμός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σεισμός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σεισμοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">σείω</span>), <span class="accented">a shaking, a commotions</span>: <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τῇ</span> <span class="greek2">θαλάσσῃ</span>, <span class="accented">a tempest,</span> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24</a>; as often in Greek writings from (<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 4, 28), <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> down, pre-eminently an <span class="accented">earthquake</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-54.htm">Matthew 27:54</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-2.htm">Matthew 28:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-26.htm">Acts 16:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-5.htm">Revelation 8:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-13.htm">Revelation 11:13, 19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a>; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">רַעַשׁ</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>earthquake, tempest. <p>From <a href="/greek/4579.htm">seio</a>; a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake -- earthquake, tempest. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4579.htm">seio</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σεισμοι σεισμοί σεισμοὶ σεισμον σεισμόν σεισμὸν σεισμος σεισμός σεισμὸς σεισμού σεισμόυ σεισμω σεισμώ σεισμῷ seismo seismō seismoi seismoí seismoì seismôi seismō̂i seismon seismòn seismos seismós seismòs<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/8-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 8:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἰδοὺ <b>σεισμὸς</b> μέγας ἐγένετο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a great <span class="itali">storm</span> on the sea,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">tempest</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/8-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And Behold <span class="itali">a storm</span> great arose<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/24-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 24:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λιμοὶ καὶ <b>σεισμοὶ</b> κατὰ τόπους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there will be famines <span class="itali">and earthquakes.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">earthquakes,</span> in divers<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> famines and <span class="itali">earthquakes</span> in [various] places<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-54.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:54</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἰδόντες τὸν <b>σεισμὸν</b> καὶ τὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when they saw <span class="itali">the earthquake</span> and the things that were happening,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saw <span class="itali">the earthquake,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-54.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having seen the <span class="itali">earthquake</span> and the things that<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/28-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 28:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἰδοὺ <b>σεισμὸς</b> ἐγένετο μέγας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a severe <span class="itali">earthquake</span> had occurred,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">earthquake:</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And behold <span class="itali">an earthquake</span> there was great<p><b><a href="/text/mark/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 13:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βασιλείαν ἔσονται <b>σεισμοὶ</b> κατὰ τόπους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> kingdom; <span class="itali">there will be earthquakes</span> in various<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there shall be <span class="itali">earthquakes</span> in divers<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kingdom there will be <span class="itali">earthquakes</span> throughout places<p><b><a href="/text/luke/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>σεισμοί</b> τε μεγάλοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and there will be great <span class="itali">earthquakes,</span> and in various<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And great <span class="itali">earthquakes</span> shall be in<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">earthquakes</span> both great<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄφνω δὲ <b>σεισμὸς</b> ἐγένετο μέγας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a great <span class="itali">earthquake,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">earthquake,</span> so that<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> suddenly moreover <span class="itali">earthquake</span> there was a great<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἕκτην καὶ <b>σεισμὸς</b> μέγας ἐγένετο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and there was a great <span class="itali">earthquake;</span> and the sun<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">earthquake;</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sixth and <span class="itali">an earthquake</span> great there was<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 8:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀστραπαὶ καὶ <b>σεισμός</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and flashes of lightning <span class="itali">and an earthquake.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lightnings, and <span class="itali">an earthquake.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lightnings and <span class="itali">an earthquake</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 11:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὥρᾳ ἐγένετο <b>σεισμὸς</b> μέγας καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there was a great <span class="itali">earthquake,</span> and a tenth<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">earthquake,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hour there was <span class="itali">an earthquake</span> great and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 11:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῷ <b>σεισμῷ</b> ὀνόματα ἀνθρώπων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were killed <span class="itali">in the earthquake,</span> and the rest<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">the earthquake</span> were slain<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">earthquake</span> names of men<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/11-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 11:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βρονταὶ καὶ <b>σεισμὸς</b> καὶ χάλαζα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and peals of thunder <span class="itali">and an earthquake</span> and a great<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">an earthquake,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thunders and <span class="itali">an earthquake</span> and hail<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 16:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βρονταί καὶ <b>σεισμὸς</b> ἐγένετο μέγας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and there was a great <span class="itali">earthquake,</span> such<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">earthquake,</span> such as<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thunders and <span class="itali">earthquake</span> there was a great<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 16:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γῆς τηλικοῦτος <b>σεισμὸς</b> οὕτω μέγας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> great <span class="itali">an earthquake</span> [was it, and] so<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> so mighty <span class="itali">an earthquake,</span> [and] so<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> earth so mighty <span class="itali">an earthquake</span> so great<p><b><a href="/greek/4578.htm">Strong's Greek 4578</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4578.htm">14 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/seismo__4578.htm">σεισμῷ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/seismoi_4578.htm">σεισμοὶ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/seismon_4578.htm">σεισμὸν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/seismos_4578.htm">σεισμὸς — 9 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/4577.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4577"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4577" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4579.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4579"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4579" /></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>