noun · feminine
sigas
Greekσιγή (sigē)
Strong’sG4602
silence
stem sig-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** σιγή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX: Wi 18:14, III Mac 3:23 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4602 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsee-gay'
silence
Fromapparently from σίζω (to hiss, i.e. hist or hush);
King Jamessilence.
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 | sigas1×σιγὴ | sigais |
| object accusative | sigan | sigain |
| direct address vocative | sigar | sigair |
| of, belonging to genitive | sigau1×σιγῆς | sigaiu |
| to, for dative | siga | sigai |
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
siga 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sigas“silence”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 8:1“silence”Kai hotan anoigata tan sfragian tan hebdoman, gineta sigas en to ourano hōs hēmiōriem.When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
sigau“hush”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 21:40“hush”epitreparatou de autou tos Paulos histanarētos epi toiu anabathmoiu kataseiata ta cheira to lao, pollau de sigau gineratau prosfōnata ta Hebraida dialekta legarōtosHaving received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew: