Be quiet
σιωπάωStrong’s G4623siōpaō
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Siōpaō is the Greek word usually translated “were silent”, “may be silent” and “was silent”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were silent”, “may be silent” and “was silent”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were silent 2
- they may be silent 1
- was silent 1
- silence 1
- he may be silent 1
- he was silent 1
- silent 1
- will be silent 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 5
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
- Mark 3:4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
- Mark 4:39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
- Mark 9:34But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
- Mark 10:48And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
- Mark 14:61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Greek dictionary
σιωπάω siōpaō · be quiet
σιωπάω, -ῶ (σιωπή, silence) [in LXX for חָשָׁה, חָרַשׁ hi., etc. ;] to be silent or still, keep silence: Mat.20:31 26:63, Mrk.3:4 9:34 10:48 14:61, Luk.19:4, Act.18:9; of one dumb, Luk.1:20 (cf. 4Ma.10:18); addressed rhetorically to the sea, σιώπα, Mrk.4:39.† SYN.: ἡσυχάζω, σιγάω (which see) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “silence” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SI'LENCE, noun
[Latin silentium, from sileo, to be still.]
- In a general sense, stillness, or entire absence of sound or noise; as the silence of midnight.
- In animals, the state of holding the peace; forbearance of speech in man, or of noise in other animals. Psalms 39:2“I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, even from good” Psalms 39:2
- Habitual taciturnity; opposed to loquacity.
- Secrecy.
All definitions and other forms of “silence”
- Stillness; calmness; quiet; cessation of rage, agitation or tumult; as the elements reduced to silence
- Absence of mention; oblivion, Eternal silence be their doom.
- silence in used elliptically for let there be silence an injunction to keep silence
SI'LENCE, verb transitive
- To oblige to hold the peace; to restrain from noise or speaking.
- To still; to quiet; to restrain; to appease.
- To stop; as, to silence complaints or clamor.
- To still; to cause to cease firing; as, to silence guns or a battery.
- To restrain from preaching by revoking a license to preach; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.
- To put an end to; to cause to cease.
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.