seismos · earthquake

What it means

seismos (σεισμός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “earthquake”.

Shaking: an earthquake; also a violent storm.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A shaking of the ground.
2. A violent storm at sea.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• earthquake ×10
• earthquakes ×3
• shaking ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• Revelation×7

• Matthew 8:24

  And look, a great shaking arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.

• Matthew 24:7

  For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

• Matthew 27:54

  Now the centurion and those with him keeping watch over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that had happened, were very afraid, saying, “Truly this man was God’s Son.”

• Matthew 28:2

  And look, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and was sitting on it.

• Mark 13:8

  For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

• Luke 21:11

  There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

• Acts 16:26

  And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

• Revelation 6:12

  And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood,

• Revelation 8:5

  And the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar and threw it to the earth; and there were thunders and voices and lightnings and an earthquake.

• Revelation 11:13

  And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest became terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

• Revelation 11:19

  And the sanctuary of God that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his sanctuary; and there were lightnings and voices and thunders and an earthquake and great hail.

• Revelation 16:18

  And there were lightnings and voices and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as had not occurred since people have been on the earth, such an earthquake, so great.

And 2 more times.