σαλεύω
saleuō
to shake
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word σαλεύω (saleuō) is a verb that means "to shake." Its primary function is to describe physical actions that involve movement or agitation. With 15 occurrences in the Bible, evidence suggests that this word is used in a variety of contexts, including descriptions of natural phenomena, human actions, and divine interventions. The range of usage for σαλεύω is quite broad, encompassing both literal and figurative meanings. In some cases, it describes the physical shaking of objects, such as the earth (Matthew 27:51) or a mountain (Matthew 27:51). In other instances, it is used metaphorically to convey emotions, such as fear (Matthew 14:33) or astonishment (Luke 1:65). This versatility highlights the word's ability to convey a range of physical and emotional experiences. The significance of σαλεύω lies in its ability to describe the dynamic and often unpredictable nature of the world. By using this word, biblical authors can convey a sense of turmoil, upheaval, or transformation, whether it be a natural disaster, a human reaction, or a divine intervention. Through its varied usage, σαλεύω offers a nuanced understanding of the complexities and uncertainties of life.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Matthew 24:29But immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
Mark 13:25the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
Luke 6:38“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:48He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.
Luke 7:24When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Luke 21:26men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Acts 2:25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
Acts 4:31When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
Acts 17:13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.
Acts 16:26Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
2 Thessalonians 2:2not to be quickly shaken in your mind, and not be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as if from us, saying that the day of Christ has already come.
Hebrews 12:26whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
Hebrews 12:27This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
Hebrews 12:27This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.