noun · masculine
seismos
Greekσεισμός (seismos)
Strong’sG4578
an earthquake, storm
stem seism-14 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σεισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< σείω), [in LXX chiefly for רַעַשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4578 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsice-mos'
a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake
Fromfrom G4579;
King Jamesearthquake, tempest.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | seismos9×σεισμὸς | seismois3×σεισμοὶ |
| object accusative | seismon1×σεισμὸν | seismoin |
| direct address vocative | seismor | seismoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | seismou | seismoiu |
| to, for dative | seismo1×σεισμῷ | seismoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
seismo 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
seismos“earthquake”subjectnominative singular9×
Matthew 8:24“storm”kai idou seismos megos gineta en ta thalassa, hōste tem ploiem kaluptirō hupo teiu kumeiu, autos de katheudate.Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
Matthew 28:2“earthquake”kai idou seismos gineta megos; angelos gar kuriou katabainaratos ek ouranou kai prosercharatos apokuliata ton lithon kai kathete epanō autou.Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
Acts 16:26“earthquake”afnōs de seismos gineta megos hōste saleuira teim themelieim teu desmōtērieu, anoigila de parachrēma tais thurais pantais, kai pantoiu teim desmeim aniēkita.Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
Revelation 6:12“earthquake”Kai horama hote anoigata tan sfragian tan hektan, kai seismos megos gineta, kai tos hēlios gineta melanos hōs sakkos trichinos, kai tas selēnas holas gineta hōs haimem,And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Revelation 8:5“earthquake”kai lambatē tos angelos ton libanōton, kai gemizata auton ek teu pureu teu thusiastērieu, kai ballata eis tan gēan; kai ginela brontais kai fōnais kai astrapais kai seismos.Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Revelation 11:13“earthquake”kai en ekeina ta hōra gineta seismos megos, kai tem dekatem tau politau piptata, kai apokteinila en to seismo onomeim anthrōpoiu chiliadais hepta, kai tois loipois emfobois ginela kai dōala doxan to theo tou ouranou.And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Revelation 11:19“earthquake”Kai anoigita tos naos tou theou tos en to ourano, kai horita tas kibōtas tau diathēkau autou en to nao autou; kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais kai seismos kai chalazas megas.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
Revelation 16:18“earthquake”kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais, kai seismos gineta megos, hoios ouk gineta apo hou anthrōpois ginela epi tau gēau tēlikoutos seismos houtōs megos,And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth — so mighty was the great quake.
Revelation 16:18“earthquake”kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais, kai seismos gineta megos, hoios ouk gineta apo hou anthrōpois ginela epi tau gēau tēlikoutos seismos houtōs megos,And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth — so mighty was the great quake.
seismon“earthquake”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 27:54“earthquake”Tos de hekatontarchos kai tois meta autou tērarōtois ton Iēsun horaratois ton seismon kai teim ginerateim fobila sfodra legarōtois; Alēthōs theou huios ate houtos.When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
seismo“earthquake”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 11:13“earthquake”kai en ekeina ta hōra gineta seismos megos, kai tem dekatem tau politau piptata, kai apokteinila en to seismo onomeim anthrōpoiu chiliadais hepta, kai tois loipois emfobois ginela kai dōala doxan to theo tou ouranou.And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
seismois“earthquakes”subjectnominative plural3×
Matthew 24:7“earthquakes”egeiriti gar ethnem epi ethnem kai basileias epi basileian, kai eli limois kai seismois kata topoin;Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Mark 13:8“earthquakes”egeiriti gar ethnem epi ethnem kai basileias epi basileian, eli seismois kata topoin, eli limois; archas ōdinaiu houteim.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
Luke 21:11“earthquakes”seismois tē megois kai kata topoin limois kai loimois eli, fobētreim tē kai sēmeim apo ouranou megeim eti.There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.