Greek · G1093, G4579

γῆ ἐσείσθη

Earth: soil · to shake

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γῆ G1093 earth: soil

Pronunciation gē

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σείω G4579 to shake

Pronunciation seíō

Physical shaking or metaphorical agitation; emotional disturbance conveys the deeper theological sense of disruption.

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What does γῆ ἐσείσθη (gē eseisthē) mean in the Bible?

γῆ · σείω is a Greek phrase meaning "earth shook".

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What does γῆ · σείω mean in the Bible?

γῆ · σείω is a Greek phrase meaning "earth shook".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1093, G4579?

G1093, G4579 is connected to 248 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. earth shook

Strong's G1093, G4579

Lexical occurrences 248 verses Word forms 5 forms 248 references

Source Gloss

earth shook

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 248 Case pattern Genitive (135) Number pattern Singular (248)

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:15 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 24:35 · Matt 27:51 · Mark 4:28 · Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33 · Acts 7:33 · Acts 7:49 · 1 Cor 10:26 · Heb 6:7 · Jas 5:18 · 2 Pet 3:5 · 2 Pet 3:7 · 2 Pet 3:10 · Rev 12:16 23×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:13 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:19 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 14:24 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 17:25 · Matt 18:18 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 23:9 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 24:30 135×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:35 · Matt 9:31 · Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 25:25 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 12:51 · Acts 7:6 · Acts 7:29 · Acts 7:36 · Acts 13:17 · Acts 13:19 · Rom 9:17 13×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 5:5 · Matt 9:26 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 10:34 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 14:34 · Matt 15:35 · Matt 25:18 · Matt 27:45 · Mark 4:5 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 76×

Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:6 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 3 prospective 1 participle 1

Tense

aorist 3 future 1 present 1

Voice

passive 4 active 1

Mood

indicative 4 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 21:10 ἐσείσθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 27:51 ἐσείσθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:4 ἐσείσθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 12:26 σείσω future active indicative prospective Revelation 6:13 σειομένη present passive participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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