Earthquake
σεισμόςStrong’s G4578seismos
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Seismos is the Greek word usually translated “earthquake”, “earthquakes” and “storm”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.”
Meaning
Usually translated “earthquake”, “earthquakes” and “storm”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an earthquake 6
- earthquake 4
- earthquakes 3
- a storm 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 5
- Matthew 4
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 24:7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
- Matthew 27:54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
- Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
- Mark 13:8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
- Luke 21:11And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
- Acts 16:26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
Greek dictionary
σεισμός seismos · earthquake
σεισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (σείω), [in LXX chiefly for רַעַשׁ ;] a shaking, commotion, as a tempest at sea: Mat.8:24; esp. an earthquake: Mat.24:7 27:54 28:2, Mrk.13:8, Luk.21:11, Act.16:26, Rev.6:12 8:5 11:13, 19 16:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “earthquake” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EARTH'QUAKE, noun
A shaking, trembling or concussion of the earth; sometimes a slight tremor; at other times a violent shaking or convulsion; at other times a rocking or heaving of the earth. Earthquakes are usually preceded by a rattling sound in the air, or by a subterraneous rumbling noise. Hence the name, earthdin, formerly given to an earthquake
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.