Definition
σαλεύω
(σάλος), [in LXX for מוֹט, זוּעַ, etc. ;]
prop., of the action of wind, storm, etc., to agitate, shake: of a reed, Matthew 11:7, Luke 7:24; a house, Luke 6:48, Acts 4:31; 16:26; the earth, Hebrews 12:26; the heavenly bodies, Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:25, Luke 21:26; of a vessel shaken in filling, Luke 6:38. Metaphorical,
(a) to shake, i.e. to render insecure: τὰ σαλευόμενα, τὰ μὴ., Hebrews 12:27;
(b) with accusative of person(s), to cast down from a sense of security and happiness: Acts 2:25 (LXX);
(with) to unsettle or drive away: pass., before ἀπὸ τ. νοός, 2 Thessalonians 2:2;
(d) to stir up: τ. ὄχλους, Acts 17:13.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σαλεύω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
15 total
- Matthew 11:7σαλευόμενον · swayingAs John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
- Matthew 24:29σαλευθήσονται · will be shakenImmediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- Mark 13:25σαλευθήσονται · will be shaken…the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- Luke 6:38σεσαλευμένον · shaken togetherGive, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
- Luke 6:48σαλεῦσαι · shakeHe is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
- Luke 7:24σαλευόμενον · swayingAfter John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
- Luke 21:26σαλευθήσονται · will be shakenMen will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- Acts 2:25σαλευθῶ · I will not be shakenDavid says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Acts 4:31ἐσαλεύθη · was shakenAfter they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- Acts 16:26σαλευθῆναι · shookSuddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
- Acts 17:13σαλεύοντες · to inciteBut when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2σαλευθῆναι · to be easily disconcerted…not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.
- Hebrews 12:26ἐσάλευσεν · shookAt that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
- Hebrews 12:27σαλευομένων · can be shaken; σαλευόμενα · unshakableThe words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.