G4579

σείω

seiōG:V

to shake

σείω [in LXX chiefly for רָעַשׁ ;] to shake, move to and fro: τ. γῆν, Heb.12:26 (LXX); pass., ἡ γῆ, Mat.27:51 (LXX); συκῆ, Rev.6:13. Metaphorical, to agitate, stir up, with fear or some other emotion: Mat.21:10 28:4 (cf. ἀνα-, δια-, κατα-σείω).† (AS)

The KJV translates G4579 in the following manner:

shake (4x), moved (2x), quake (2x), shaken (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

σείω — seíō

σείω; future σείσω (Heb 12:26 L T Tr WH); passive, present participle σειόμενος; 1 aorist ἐσείσθην; from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for רָעַשׁ; to shake, agitate, cause to tremble: Rev 6:13; τήν γῆν, Heb 12:26 after Hag 2:6; ἐσείσθη ἡ γῆ, Mat 27:51 (Jdg 5:4; 2Sa 22:8); σεισθῆναι ἀπό φοβοῦ, of men, to be thrown into a tremor, to quake for fear, Mat 28:4; metaphorically, to agitate the mind: ἐσείσθη ἡ πόλις (R. V. was stirred) i. e. its inhabitants Mat 21:10. (Compare: ἀνασείω, διασείω, κατασείω.)

5 occurrences

Matthew (3), Hebrews (1), Revelation of John (1)