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GreekG4578Noun (Masculine)

σεισμός

seismos

12Occurrences
G4578Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake

from G4579 (σείω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a shaking, commotion, as a tempest at sea: esp. an earthquake: .
LXX: chiefly for רַעַשׁ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

σεισμός appears 12 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
5
Matthew
4
Acts
1
Luke
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 16:26BSB

Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

Matthew 24:7BSB

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Matthew 28:2BSB

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

Mark 13:8BSB

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

Revelation 11:19BSB

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.