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Lexicon :: Strong's G4578 - seismos

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σεισμός
Transliteration
seismos (Key)
Pronunciation
sice-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:196,1014

Strong’s Definitions

σεισμός seismós, sice-mos'; from G4579; a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake:—earthquake, tempest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G4578 in the following manner: earthquake (13x), tempest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G4578 in the following manner: earthquake (13x), tempest (1x).

  1. a shaking, a commotion

  2. a tempest

  3. an earthquake

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σεισμός seismós, sice-mos'; from G4579; a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake:—earthquake, tempest.
STRONGS G4578:
σεισμός, σεισμοῦ, ὁ (σείω), a shaking, a commotions: ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, a tempest, Matthew 8:24; as often in Greek writings from (Herodotus 4, 28), Sophocles, Aristophanes down, pre-eminently an earthquake: Matthew 24:7; Matthew 27:54; Matthew 28:2; Mark 13:8; Luke 21:11; Acts 16:26; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 8:5; Revelation 11:13, 19; Revelation 16:15; the Sept. for רַעַשׁ.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:24; 24:7; 27:54; 28:2
Mark
13:8
Luke
21:11
Acts
16:26
Revelation
6:12; 8:5; 11:13; 11:19; 16:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4578 matches the Greek σεισμός (seismos),
which occurs 14 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 - And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:7 - For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 - When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son[fn] of God!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:8 - For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:11 - There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 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 everyone’s bonds were unfastened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings,[fn] flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - And at that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 - Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[fn] peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:18 - And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[fn] peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake.
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