σαίνωsaínō
to wag (as a dog its tail fawningly), i.e. (generally) to shake (figuratively, disturb)
Greek (New Testament) · G4525
Meanings
1. properly (Hom., and elsewhere), of dogs, to wag the tail, fawn.
2. Metaph., of persons, with accusative, to fawn upon, flatter, beguile: passive, 1 Thessalonians 3:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3 and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.