σιγάω
sigáō · G4601 · Greek · 10 occurrences
Meanings
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to keep quiet about, to say nothing about
To keep quiet, with the implication of preserving something which is secret
ExamplesLuke 9:36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.
Luke 18:39 Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Luke 20:26 And they were unable to catch Him in a statement in the presence of the people; and they were amazed at His answer, and said nothing.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
9 occurrences in 7 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
- Not stated: he, she or it 2
- γυνήwoman, wife 1
- πλῆθοςmultitude, crowd 1
- πρῶτοςfirst 1
- Not stated: they 1
To or for whomIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin+ ἐκκλησίαcongregation, church 2
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπιτιμάωto rebuke 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- μετάwith, after 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- חָשָׁה châshâh · H2814 · to be silent, to keep silent, to cause to be silent
- Hebrew חָשָׁה and Greek σιγάω both denote the core act of keeping silent or refraining from speech, with no material register or semantic scope difference — direct translation equivalents across the two languages.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To keep quiet about, to say nothing about33.121
- The verb describes refraining from speaking about a specific matter. Luke records the religious leaders' failed attempt to trap Jesus: “they were unable to catch Him in a statement in the presence of the people; and they were amazed at His answer, and said nothing” (Luke 20:26).
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon σίγω; 1 aorist ἐσίγησα; perfect passive participle σεσιγημενος; (σιγή); from Homer down;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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