σαλεύωsaleúō
to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite
Greek (New Testament) · G4531
Meanings
properly, of the action of wind, storm, etc., to agitate, shake: of a reed, Matthew 11:7, Luke 7:24; a house, Luke 6:48, Acts 4:31, Acts 16:26; the earth, Hebrews 12:26; the heavenly bodies, Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:25, Luke 21:26; of a vessel shaken in filling, Luke 6:38. Metaph.
(a) to shake, i.e. to render insecure: τὰ σαλευόμενα, τὰ μὴ., Hebrews 12:27
(b) with acc person, to cast down from a sense of security and happiness: Acts 2:25 (LXX)
(c) to unsettle or drive away: passive, followed by ἀπὸ τ. νοός, 2 Thessalonians 2:2
(d) to stir up: τ. ὄχλους, Acts 17:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?
- Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
- Mark 13:25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
- Luke 6:38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”
- Luke 6:48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.
- Luke 7:24 After John’s disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.