σιγάω
sigaō
“be silent”
Definition
to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)
from G4602 (σιγή);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
σιγάω appears 9 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.
Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
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