Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4531
σαλεύω
saleuō · “to shake”
Used 15 times across 6 books
Definition
σαλεύω
(σάλος), [in LXX for מוֹט, זוּעַ, etc. ;]
prop., of the action of wind, storm, etc., to agitate, shake: of a reed, Mat.11:7, Luk.7:24; a house, Luk.6:48, Act.4:31 16:26; the earth, Heb.12:26; the heavenly bodies, Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:25, Luk.21:26; of a vessel shaken in filling, Luk.6:38. Metaphorical,
(a) to shake, i.e. to render insecure: τὰ σαλευόμενα, τὰ μὴ., Heb.12:27;
(b) with accusative of person(s), to cast down from a sense of security and happiness: Act.2:25 (LXX);
(with) to unsettle or drive away: pass., before ἀπὸ τ. νοός, 2Th.2:2;
(d) to stir up: τ. ὄχλους, Act.17:13.†
(σάλος), [in LXX for מוֹט, זוּעַ, etc. ;]
prop., of the action of wind, storm, etc., to agitate, shake: of a reed, Mat.11:7, Luk.7:24; a house, Luk.6:48, Act.4:31 16:26; the earth, Heb.12:26; the heavenly bodies, Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:25, Luk.21:26; of a vessel shaken in filling, Luk.6:38. Metaphorical,
(a) to shake, i.e. to render insecure: τὰ σαλευόμενα, τὰ μὴ., Heb.12:27;
(b) with accusative of person(s), to cast down from a sense of security and happiness: Act.2:25 (LXX);
(with) to unsettle or drive away: pass., before ἀπὸ τ. νοός, 2Th.2:2;
(d) to stir up: τ. ὄχλους, Act.17:13.†
Where it appears
Matthew2
Mark1
Luke4
Acts4
2 Thessalonians1
Hebrews3
In the text
Matthew 11:7And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:Mark 13:25And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.Luke 6:38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.Luke 6:48He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.Luke 7:24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?Luke 21:26Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.Acts 2:25For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.Acts 16:26And 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.
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