verb
seiomō
Strong’sG4579
I shake
stem sei-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
σείω
[in LXX chiefly for רעשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4579 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsi'-o
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)
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesmove, quake, shake.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+, poetry σίω Refs 6th c.BC+: Ep imperfect σεῖον Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect σείασκον (ἀνασ-) Refs: future σείσω LXX+5th c.BC+: aorist ἔσεισα Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect σεῖσα Refs 8th c.BC+perfect σέσεικα (κατα-) Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, aorist ἐσεισάμην (ἀπ-) Refs 6th c.BC+; Epic dialect σείσατο Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, aorist ἐσείσθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect σέσεισμαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—shake, move to and fro, Refs 8th c.BC+; σ. ἐγχείας, ἔγχεα, μελίην, shake the poised spear, Refs 8th c.BC+; αἰγίδα Refs; σανίδας σ. shake the door, Refs; of chariot horses, σεῖον ζυγὸν ἀμφὶς ἔχοντες Refs 8th c.BC+; σ. λόφον, of a warrior, Refs 7th c.BC+; ἡνίας χεροῖν σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. χαίτην, etc., Refs 6th c.BC+; κάρα σ., as sign of discontent, Refs 5th c.BC+; but of one dancing, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄκρᾳ τῇ οὐρᾷ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of earthquakes, which were attributed to Poseidon Refs 5th c.BC+; βρονταῖς χθόνα σ. Refs 5th c.BC+ there was an earthquake, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 metaphorically, agitate, disturb, πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τὴν καρδίαν turn the stomach, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τὴν κεφαλήν cause a concussion of.. , Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐσείσθη τὴν καρδίαν Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 in Attic dialect, accuse falsely or spitefully, so as to extort hushmoney, blackmail, σ. καὶ ταράττων Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑτέρους τῶν ὑπευθύνων ἔσειε καὶ ἐσυκοφάντει Refs 5th c.BC+; so perhaps σείειν κατ᾽ ἀγοράν Refs 4th c.AD+:—passive, to be extorted, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II passive, shake, heave, quake, of the earth, ἐσσείοντο πόδες Ἴδης Refs 8th c.BC+: metaphorically, to be shaken to its foundation, τὸ τερπνὸν πιτνεῖ.. σεσεισμένον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 generally, move to and fro, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὄρχος σειόμενος φύλλοισι an orchard waving with foliage, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀδόντων οἱ πλεῦνες ἐσείοντο his teeth were loose, Refs 5th c.BC+
III middle, shake something of one's own, from oneself, etc., σεισαμένας πτερὰ ματρός Refs 3rd c.BC+
III.2 shake oneself, shake, stir, Ἥρη σείσατο εἰνὶ θρόνῳ Refs 8th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| seiamiσείσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | shake | 1× |
| seiitaἐσείσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | shook | 2× |
| seiilaἐσείσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | shook | 1× |
| seiorōntasσειομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine | shaken | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiamō | seiame | seiami1×σείσω | seiama | seiamē | seiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | seiasō | seiase | seiasi | seiasa | seiasē | seiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiatō | seiate | seiati | seiata | seiatē | seiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | seianō | seiane | seiani | seiana | seianē | seianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiavō | seiave | seiavi | seiava | seiavē | seiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | seialō | seiale | seiali | seiala | seialē | seialelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiomō | seiome | seiomē | seiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | seiosō | seiose | seiosē | seioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiotō | seiote | seiotē | seiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | seionō | seione | seionē | seionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiovō | seiove | seiovē | seiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | seiolō | seiole | seiolē | seiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiimi | seiima |
| you 2nd person singular | seiisi | seiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiiti | seiita2×ἐσείσθη |
| we 1st person plural | seiini | seiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiivi | seiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | seiili | seiila1×ἐσείσθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiameiō | seiameia | seiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | seiaseiō | seiaseia | seiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiateiō | seiateia | seiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | seianeiō | seianeia | seianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiaveiō | seiaveia | seiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | seialeiō | seialeia | seialeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiomeiō | seiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | seioseiō | seioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seioteiō | seioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | seioneiō | seioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | seioveiō | seioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | seioleiō | seioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | seiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | seiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | seiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | seiasōr | seiasar | seiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiatōr | seiatar | seiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiavōr | seiavar | seiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | seialōr | seialar | seialēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | seiosōr | seiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiotōr | seiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiovōr | seiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | seiolōr | seiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | seiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | seiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiamoiō | seiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | seiasoiō | seiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiatoiō | seiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | seianoiō | seianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiavoiō | seiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | seialoiō | seialoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | seiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | seionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | seioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | seiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | seiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | seiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | seiarō | seiari | seiara | seiarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | seiorō | seiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | seiiri | seiira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | seiarōntos | seiarintos | seiarantos | seiarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | seiorōntos1× | seiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | seiirintos | seiirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
seiami“shake”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Hebrews 12:26… de epangelotē legarōntos; Ēti hapax mis seiami ouk monem tan gēan alla kai …… has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven …
seiita“shook”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 21:10kai eisercharantou autou eis Hierosolumeim seiita pantas tas polas legarōntas; Tinos atō …… entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
Matthew 27:51“shook”… katō eis duo, kai tas gēas seiita, kai tais petrais schizila,… was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
seiila“shook”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 28:4“shook”apo de tou fobou autou seiila tois tērarōntois kai genila hōs nekrois.The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.
seiorōntas“shaken”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Revelation 6:13… toin olunthoin autau hupo anemou megou seiorōntas,… unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.