Lexical Definition
σιγάω sigáō (see-gah'-o) be silent G:V
from σιγή
keep close (secret, silence), hold peace.
- to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐσίγησεν | Kept silent | Acts.15.12 |
| ἐσίγησαν | they became silent | Luke.20.26 |
| were silent | Luke.9.36 | |
| σιγῆσαι | being silent | Acts.15.13 |
| σιγᾶν | to be silent | Acts.12.17 |
| σιγών | being silent | LXX.Ezek.24.17 |
| σιγήσῃ | he may be silent | Luke.18.39 |
| σιγήσομαι | be quiet | LXX.Lam.3.49 |
| σιγήσησ | keep quiet | LXX.Ps.83.1 |
| σιγήσετε | shall be quiet | LXX.Exod.14.14 |
| σιγάτωσαν | they should be silent | 1Cor.14.34 |
| σιγάτω | he should be silent | 1Cor.14.28 |
| should be silent | 1Cor.14.30 | |
| σιγάν | to be quiet | LXX.Eccl.3.7 |
| σεσιγημένου | kept secret | Rom.16.25 |
| σίγα | Quiet | LXX.Amos.6.10 |
| You be quiet | LXX.Isa.32.5 | |
| εσίγησαν | were quiet | LXX.Ps.107.29 |
| εσίγησα | I kept quiet | LXX.Ps.32.3 • LXX.Ps.50.21 |
| quiet | LXX.Ps.39.2 |
Abbott-Smith
σιγάω, -ῶ (< σιγή), [in LXX for חרשׁ, חשׁה, etc. ;]
1. intrans., to be silent, keep silence: Lk 9:36 18:39 20:26, Ac 12:17 15:12, 13, I Co 14:28, 30, 34.
2. Trans., to keep secret; pass., to be kept secret: Ro 16:25.†
SYN.: ἡσυχάζω, σιωπάω
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 9:36 · 18:39 · 20:26 |
| Acts | 12:17 · 15:12 |
| Romans | 16:25 |
| 1 Corinthians | 14:28 · 14:30 · 14:34 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σιγάω,
Doric dialect 2nd pers. singular σιγῇς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Cyrenaic infinitive σιγέν [Refs]; 1st pers. singular optative σιγῷμ (ι) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+] later -ήσω [Refs 1st c.BC+]: perfect σεσίγηκα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— passive, future σιγηθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐσιγήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect σεσίγημαι (see. below): (σιγή):— keep silence, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+], hush! be still! [Refs 8th c.BC+], Trag., and Attic dialect, as [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τοῦτο, ἐν τούτῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically of things, σιγῶν δ᾽ ὄλεθρος καὶ μέγα φωνοῦντ᾽.. ἀμαθύνει [Refs 5th c.BC+], secret, mystical:—passive, μέμψομαι σιωπὴν ὡς ἐσιλγήθη κακῶς I shall impute as a fault that silence was kept, [Refs]; also τί σεσίγηται δόμος Ἀδμήτο; why is it all silent? [Refs]; σιγῶντα λέγειν, λέγοντα σιγᾶν, phrases illustrating a logical fallacy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II transitive, hold silent, keep secret, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.:—passive, to be kept silent or secret, σεσιγαμένον χρῆμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐσιγάθη δ᾽ ἂν ὑφορβός would never have been heard of, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]