Greek verb · G4601
σιγάω
sigaosee-gah'-o
intrans., to be silent; Trans., to keep secret
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: sigáō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4601is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4601
to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)
The King James renders it: keep close (secret, silence), hold peace.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
sigao is rendered "intrans., to be silent; Trans., to keep secret". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Three of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "intrans., to be silent".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 9:36After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
Luke 9:36ἐσίγησαν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's nine uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: intrans., to be silent, and Trans., to keep secret.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| intrans., to be silentkeep silence | Tagged as
and 1 more, 9 uses in all | WhereLuke 9:36After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them… |
| Trans., to keep secretpass., to be kept secret | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereRomans 16:25Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- σιγάτω2
- ἐσίγησαν1
- ἐσίγησαν.¶1
- ἐσίγησεν1
- σιγᾶν1
- σιγάτωσαν1
- σιγῆσαι1
- σιγήσῃ1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-AAI-3P
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular2V-PAM-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-AAS-3S
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person plural1V-PAM-3P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
Luke
three uses
After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
- ἐσίγησανesigesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were silent
Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- σιγήσῃsigeseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may be silent
And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
- ἐσίγησαν.¶esigesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they became silent
Acts
three uses
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
- σιγᾶνsiganverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be silent
The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
- ἐσίγησενesigesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Kept silent
When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
- σιγῆσαιsigesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: being silent
1 Corinthians
three uses
But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
- σιγάτωsigatoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: he should be silent
And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.
- σιγάτωsigatoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: should be silent
Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
- σιγάτωσανsigatosanverb · present active, command · 3rd person pluraltagged: they should be silent
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.