Strong G4602σιγή
silence
- Transliteration
- sigē
- Pronunciation
- see-gay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Apparently from σίζω sizō (to hiss that is hist or hush); silence: - silence. Compare G4623 .
Detailed definition
σιγή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX: Wis.18:14, 3Ma.3:23 *;]
silence: Act.21:40, Rev.8:1.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Wis.18:14, 3Ma.3:23 *;]
silence: Act.21:40, Rev.8:1.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4602 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- silence2
First verses
- Acts 21:40And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
- Revelation 8:1And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
σῑγ-ή,
Doric dialect σιγά, ἡ, silence, σ. ἔχειν keep silence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86)]; σ. ποιήσασθαι make silence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 6.130; παρέχειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1115, etc.; σ. φυλάσσετε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 542; σ. τῶνδε θήσομαι πέρι [prev. author] “Med.” 66; γύναι, γυναιξὶ κόσμον ἡ σ. φέρει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 293; κόσμος ἡ σ. τε καὶ τὰ παῦρ᾽ ἔπη [prev. author] “fragment” 64; ὦ παῖ, σιώπα· πόλλ᾽ ἔχει σ. καλά [prev. author] “fragment” 81)]; πολλῶν φάρμακον κακῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Carcinus Tragicus 7.2)]; δυσμενὴς τῇ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.237)]; ἡ ἄγαν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1251, compare 1256: _plural_, σιγαὶ ἀνέμων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 10 (_anapaest meter_); σιγαὶ.. τῶν νεωτέρων παρὰ πρεσβυτέροις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 425b.)]
b in a mystical or religious sense,[NT (Aristeas 95, NT.Rev.8.1; σ. σύμβολον θεοῦ ζῶντος “PMag.Par.” 1.559.)]
II σιγῇ, as adverb, in silence, the only case used by [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, πάντες ἥατο σιγῇ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.255, compare 3.8, +others)]; also διὰ σιγῆς, μετὰ σ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 450c, “Sph.” 264a; σὺν σιγῇ 5th c.BC: Critias Philosophus, Tragicus, Elegiacus 25.22)]: like{σῖγα}, as an exclamation, σιγῇ νῦν be silent now! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.440.)]
II.2 in an undertone, in a whisper, secretly [Refs 5th c.BC+ (compare (σῖγα 2), σ. λόγον ἐποιέετο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.74; τὰ σ. βουλευόμενα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.1.19)]; σιγῇ ἔχειν τι keep it secret, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.93)]; σιγᾷ καλύψαι, σιγῇ στέγειν, κεύθειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 9.7, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 341, “Tr.” 989 (_anapaest meter_).)]
II.3 with genitive, σιγῇ τινος unknown to him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.140, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 587.)]
Doric dialect σιγά, ἡ, silence, σ. ἔχειν keep silence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86)]; σ. ποιήσασθαι make silence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 6.130; παρέχειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1115, etc.; σ. φυλάσσετε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 542; σ. τῶνδε θήσομαι πέρι [prev. author] “Med.” 66; γύναι, γυναιξὶ κόσμον ἡ σ. φέρει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 293; κόσμος ἡ σ. τε καὶ τὰ παῦρ᾽ ἔπη [prev. author] “fragment” 64; ὦ παῖ, σιώπα· πόλλ᾽ ἔχει σ. καλά [prev. author] “fragment” 81)]; πολλῶν φάρμακον κακῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Carcinus Tragicus 7.2)]; δυσμενὴς τῇ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.237)]; ἡ ἄγαν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1251, compare 1256: _plural_, σιγαὶ ἀνέμων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 10 (_anapaest meter_); σιγαὶ.. τῶν νεωτέρων παρὰ πρεσβυτέροις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 425b.)]
b in a mystical or religious sense,[NT (Aristeas 95, NT.Rev.8.1; σ. σύμβολον θεοῦ ζῶντος “PMag.Par.” 1.559.)]
II σιγῇ, as adverb, in silence, the only case used by [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, πάντες ἥατο σιγῇ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.255, compare 3.8, +others)]; also διὰ σιγῆς, μετὰ σ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 450c, “Sph.” 264a; σὺν σιγῇ 5th c.BC: Critias Philosophus, Tragicus, Elegiacus 25.22)]: like{σῖγα}, as an exclamation, σιγῇ νῦν be silent now! [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.440.)]
II.2 in an undertone, in a whisper, secretly [Refs 5th c.BC+ (compare (σῖγα 2), σ. λόγον ἐποιέετο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.74; τὰ σ. βουλευόμενα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.1.19)]; σιγῇ ἔχειν τι keep it secret, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.93)]; σιγᾷ καλύψαι, σιγῇ στέγειν, κεύθειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 9.7, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 341, “Tr.” 989 (_anapaest meter_).)]
II.3 with genitive, σιγῇ τινος unknown to him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.140, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 587.)]