verb
seiimō
Greekσείω (seiō)
Strong’sG4579
I shake
stem sei-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| seiirōtasσειομένη | happening now · subjectpresent 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiimō | seiime | seiimi | seiima | seiimē | seiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | seiisō | seiise | seiisi | seiisa | seiisē | seiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiitō | seiite | seiiti | seiita2×ἐσείσθη | seiitē | seiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | seiinō | seiine | seiini | seiina | seiinē | seiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiivō | seiive | seiivi | seiiva | seiivē | seiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | seiilō | seiile | seiili | seiila1×ἐσείσθησαν | seiilē | seiilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiimeiō | seiimeia | seiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | seiiseiō | seiiseia | seiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiiteiō | seiiteia | seiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | seiineiō | seiineia | seiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiiveiō | seiiveia | seiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | seiileiō | seiileia | seiileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | seiisōr | seiisar | seiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiitōr | seiitar | seiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiivōr | seiivar | seiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | seiilōr | seiilar | seiilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | seiimoiō | seiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | seiisoiō | seiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | seiitoiō | seiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | seiinoiō | seiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | seiivoiō | seiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | seiiloiō | 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 |
| acted on passive voice | seiirō | seiiri | seiira | seiirē |
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 | seiarōtos | seiaritos | seiaratos | seiarētos |
| acted on passive voice | seiirōtos1× | seiiritos | seiiratos | seiirētos |
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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
seiami“shake”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Hebrews 12:26“shake”hou tas fōnas tan gēan saleuata tote, nun de epangelletē legarōtos; Ēti hapax mis seiami ouk monem tan gēan alla kai ton ouranon.At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
seiita“shook”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 21:10“stirred”kai eisercharatou autou eis Hierosolumeim seiita pantas tas politas legarōtas; Tinos atō houtos?When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
Matthew 27:51“shook”kai idou tem katapetasmem tou naou schizita apo anōthen heōs katō eis duo, kai tas gēas seiita, kai tais petrais schizila,At that moment the veil of the temple 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 tērarōtois kai ginila hōs nekrois.The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.
seiirōtas“shaken”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Revelation 6:13“shaken”kai tois astērois tou ouranou piptala eis tan gēan, hōs sukas ballatō toin olunthoin autau hupo anemou megou seiirōtas,and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.