σείω seíō
Meaning
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)
In the King James Version: move, quake, shake
Derivation: apparently a primary verb;
Where it is used
- Matthew 21:10 When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
- Matthew 27:51 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
- Matthew 28:4 The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.
- Hebrews 12:26 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.”
- Revelation 6:13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.