Strong G4578σεισμός

earthquake

Transliteration
seismos
Pronunciation
sice-mos'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From G4579; a commotion that is (of the air) a gale (of the ground) an earthquake: - earthquake tempest.

Detailed definition

σεισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(σείω), [in LXX chiefly for רַעַשׁ;]
a shaking, commotion, as a tempest at sea: Mat.8:24; esp. an earthquake: Mat.24:7 27:54 28:2, Mrk.13:8, Luk.21:11, Act.16:26, Rev.6:12 8:5 11:13, 19 16:18.†
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In the Bible

Strong G4578 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • earthquake11
  • a1
  • tempest1

First verses

  1. Matthew 8:24
    And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
  2. Matthew 24:7
    For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
  3. Matthew 27:54
    Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
  4. Matthew 28:2
    And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
  5. Mark 13:8
    For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
  6. Luke 21:11
    And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
  7. Acts 16:26
    And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
  8. Revelation 6:12
    And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
  9. Revelation 8:5
    And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
  10. Revelation 11:13
    And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  11. Revelation 11:19
    And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
  12. Revelation 16:18
    And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σεισμ-ός, ὁ,
(σείω) shaking, shock, γῆς σ. earthquake, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 862, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.87; χθονός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1166: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.28, 5.85, 7.129, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 95, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 791, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.23, etc.)]
2 generally, shock, agitation, commotion, σ. τοῦ σώματος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 33e, compare “Ti.” 88d)]; ἔξωθεν.. προσφέρειν τοῖς.. πάθεσι σεισμόν a shock, [NT+2nd c.AD+ ([prev. author] “Lg.” 791a; σ. τῆς οὐρᾶς 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 5.61; σ. ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ NT.Matt.8.24.)]
3 blackmail, extortion, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (Sammelb. 5675.13 (2nd c.BC))]; συκοφάντεια καὶ σ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PPar.” 15.67 (2nd c.BC).)]