G4579 σείω
Strong's Greek Concordance · 5 KJV occurrences
σείω
seíō
Definition
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)
KJV Renderings
move, quake, shake
Derivation / Etymology
apparently a primary verb;
KJV Verses (5)
- Matthew 21:10And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
- Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
- Matthew 28:4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
- Hebrews 12:26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
- Revelation 6:13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.