σιωπάω siōpaō · G4623

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σῐωπ-άω, ; infinitive σιωπᾶν []future -ήσομαι in early writers, [] later -ήσω []: aorist (ἐ) σιώπησα []: perfect σεσιώπηκα []:—middle and passive, see below: Doric dialect σωπάω (which see):—keep silence, σιωπᾶν λαὸν ἀνώγει []; φησὶν σιωπῶν his silence is an admission, []; σ. τινί keep silence for or at the behest of.. , []hush! be still! []; 2 of bees, to be still, opposed to βομβέω, []; II transitive, keep secret, speak not of, τὰ δίκαια []:—passive, ἂν σιωπηθῇ τὰ παρὰ τῶν πολεμίων []; τί …

Where it's used 10 times

Matthew 20:31 · Matthew 26:63 · Mark 3:4 · Mark 4:39 · Mark 9:34 · Mark 10:48 · Mark 14:61 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 19:40 · Acts 18:9

Source: TBESG G4623; TFLSJ G4623

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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