Lexical Definition

‎σαλεύω‎ saleúō (sal-yoo'-o) to shake ^G:V
from ‎σάλος‎

move, shake (together), which can(-not) be shaken, stir up.

• to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy
• figuratively, to disturb, incite

Abbott-Smith

σαλεύω (< σάλος), [in LXX for מוּט, נוּעַ, etc. ;]
prop., of the action of wind, storm, etc., to agitate, shake: of a reed, Mt 11:7, Lk 7:24; a house, Lk 6:48, Ac 4:31 16:26; the earth, He 12:26; the heavenly bodies, Mt 24:29, Mk 13:25, Lk 21:26; of a vessel shaken in filling, Lk 6:38. Metaph.,
(a) to shake, i.e. to render insecure: τὰ σαλευόμενα, τὰ μὴ., He 12:27;
(b) c. acc pers., to cast down from a sense of security and happiness: Ac 2:25 (LXX);
(c) to unsettle or drive away: pass., seq. ἀπὸ τ. νοός, II Th 2:2;
(d) to stir up: τ. ὄχλους, Ac 17:13.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

σαλεύω-εύω,

future σαλεύωεύσω [LXX]: aorist ἐσάλευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, future σαλεύωευθήσομαι [LXX+NT]: aorist ἐσαλεύωεύθην [LXX+NT+5th c.BC+]perfect σεσάλευμαι (see. below): (σάλος):—cause to rock, make to vibrate or oscillate, with accusative, [τὰς ἀγκύρας] οὐδεὶς χειμὼν σαλεύωεύει [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σ. τρικυμίᾳ πέδον, of the sea, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of an earthquake, [σαλεύωεῦσαι ">LXX+1st c.AD+]heartrending, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σ. τοὺς ὄχλους stir them up, [LXX+NT]:—passive, to be shaken to and fro, waver, totter, reel, χθὼν σεσάλευται [σαλεύωευόμενος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 79e, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mechanica” 857a7, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Lassitudine” 11 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; of teeth or nails, to be loosened, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of persons, ἐκ Βρομίου γυῖα σαλεύωευόμενον [Refs 6th c.AD+]; ὑφ᾽ ἡδονῆς σαλεύωευομένη κορώνη [Refs 7th c.BC+]; later simply, stir, move, κατεσχέθην νόσῳ.. ὡς μὴ δύνασθαι μηδὲ σαλεύωεύεσθαι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]

__2 shake in measuring, so as to give good measure, μέτρον σεσαλεύωευμένον [σαλεύωάσσω 11. ">NT]
__II intransitive, move up and down, roll, toss, especially of ships in a stormy sea or persons in them, σ. ἐν πλοίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, put out to sea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: metaphorically, toss like a ship at sea, to be tempest-tossed, be in sore distress, πόλις γὰρ.. ἄγαν ἤδη σαλεύωεύει [σαλεύωεύῃ πόλις 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 249 (Lyric poetry), compare “OGI” 515.47 (Mylasa, 3rd c.AD)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν νόσοις ἢ γήρᾳ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν κινδύνῳ σ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; to be unstable, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; flicker, of the eye-balls in nystagmus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; oscillate, of the λόγος ἐνδιάθετος, ἐν τούτοις [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 of ships also, ἐπ᾽ ἀγκυρῶν ride at anchor, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; also ὁρῶν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ τούτῳ μόνῳ (i.e. τῷ υἱῷ) σαλεύωεύοντας [Refs 1st c.AD+]; γραῦν ἐπὶ ἑνὶ γομφίῳ σ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπὶ τοιούτοις παραγγέλμασιν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] anchor them upon.., [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.3 metaphorically, roll like a ship, roll in one's walk, of persons with the hip-joints far apart, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.21.26 ☩ Acts.4.31 ☩ 2Thess.2.2 ☩ Acts.17.13 ☩ Luke.6.38}