What does σαλεύω (saleúō) mean in the Bible?
σαλεύω (saleúō): To shake physically or metaphorically unsettle; especially to disturb someone's security, stability, or peace of mind.
Greek · G4531
σαλεύω
To shake
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σαλεύω G4531
Pronunciation saleúō
What does σαλεύω (saleúō) mean in the Bible?
σαλεύω (saleúō): To shake physically or metaphorically unsettle; especially to disturb someone's security, stability, or peace of mind.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4531?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will be shaken (3), shook (2), swaying (2), can be shaken (1), I will not be shaken (1).
Where does σαλεύω (saleúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Luke (4), Hebrews (3), Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It will be shaken 3× Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:25, Luke 21:26
shook 2× Acts 16:26, Hebrews 12:26
swaying 2× Matthew 11:7, Luke 7:24
can be shaken 1× Hebrews 12:27
I will not be shaken 1× Acts 2:25
shake 1× Luke 6:48
shaken together 1× Luke 6:38
to be easily disconcerted 1× 2 Thessalonians 2:2
to incite 1× Acts 17:13
unshakable 1× Hebrews 12:27
was shaken 1× Acts 4:31
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:7 σαλευόμενον to swaying Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 24:29 σαλευθήσονται to will be shaken Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 13:25 σαλευθήσονται to will be shaken Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Luke 6:38 σεσαλευμένον to shaken together Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular Luke 6:48 σαλεῦσαι to shake Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Luke 7:24 σαλευόμενον to swaying Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 21:26 σαλευθήσονται to will be shaken Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Acts 2:25 σαλευθῶ to I will not be shaken Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular Acts 4:31 ἐσαλεύθη to was shaken Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 16:26 σαλευθῆναι to shook Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:7
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 6
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 4 Acts 4 2 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 3
Source forms
σαλευθήσονται 3x saleuthēsontai Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:25, Luke 21:26
σαλευθῆναι 2x saleuthēnai Acts 16:26, 2 Thessalonians 2:2
σαλευόμενον 2x saleuomenon Matthew 11:7, Luke 7:24
ἐσαλεύθη 1x esaleuthē Acts 4:31
ἐσάλευσεν 1x esaleusen Hebrews 12:26
σαλευθῶ 1x saleuthō Acts 2:25
σαλευόμενα 1x saleuomena Hebrews 12:27
σαλευομένων 1x saleuomenōn Hebrews 12:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 3x Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:25, Luke 21:26
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 2x Acts 16:26, 2 Thessalonians 2:2
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 11:7, Luke 7:24
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 12:26
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 4:31
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Luke 6:48
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 2:25
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 6:38
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To shake physically or metaphorically unsettle; especially to disturb someone's security, stability, or peace of mind.
Strong's G4531
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 4 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 6:46-49 Source Gloss
to shake
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:7 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
σαλευόμενον; saleuomenon
I shake, excite
Read verse Matthew 24:29 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
σαλευθήσονται. saleuqhsontai
I shake, excite
Read verse Mark 13:25 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
σαλευθήσονται. saleuqhsontai
I shake, excite
Read verse Luke 6:38 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
σεσαλευμένον sesaleumenon
I shake, excite
Read verse Luke 6:48 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
σαλεῦσαι saleusai
I shake, excite
Read verse Luke 7:24 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
σαλευόμενον; saleuomenon
I shake, excite
Read verse Luke 21:26 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
σαλευθήσονται. saleuqhsontai
I shake, excite
Read verse Acts 2:25 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
σαλευθῶ· saleuqw
I shake, excite
Read verse Acts 4:31 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐσαλεύθη esaleuqh
I shake, excite
Read verse Acts 16:26 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
σαλευθῆναι saleuqhnai
I shake, excite
Read verse Acts 17:13 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
σαλεύοντες saleuontev
I shake, excite
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
σαλευθῆναι saleuqhnai
I shake, excite
Read verse Hebrews 12:26 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐσάλευσε esaleusen
I shake, excite
Read verse Hebrews 12:27 Verb Present Passive Participle Genitive Plural Neuter
σαλευομένων saleuomenwn
I shake, excite
Read verse Hebrews 12:27 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Neuter
σαλευόμενα. saleuomena
I shake, excite
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 15 Tenses Future, Present, Aorist, Perfect Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Future Passive Matt 24:29 · Mark 13:25 · Luke 21:26 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 4:31 1×
Aorist Active Heb 12:26 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Passive Matt 11:7 · Luke 7:24 · Heb 12:27 4×
Perfect Passive Luke 6:38 1×
Present Active Acts 17:13 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 16:26 · 2 Thess 2:2 2×
Aorist Active Luke 6:48 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Acts 2:25 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 present 4 future 3 perfect 1
Voice
passive 12 active 2
Mood
indicative 5 participle 5 infinitive 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:7 σαλευόμενον present passive participle participle Matthew 24:29 σαλευθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Mark 13:25 σαλευθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 6:38 σεσαλευμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 6:48 σαλεῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 7:24 σαλευόμενον present passive participle participle Luke 21:26 σαλευθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Acts 2:25 σαλευθῶ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Acts 4:31 ἐσαλεύθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 16:26 σαλευθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive 2 Thessalonians 2:2 σαλευθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Hebrews 12:26 ἐσάλευσεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 12:27 σαλευομένων present passive participle participle Hebrews 12:27 σαλευόμενα 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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical agitation of a house by storm or flood waters
Metaphorical displacement from sense of security and happiness
Divine shaking of earth and heavens, rendering things insecure or removable
Agitation or disturbance of crowds through provocation
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σαλεύω is built from this root:
σάλος G4535
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain