ἀνασείω
anaseíō
G383 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To shake up, agitate by shaking; in context, to incite or cause commotion, often of an emotional, social, or hostile sort. The core meaning relates to the act of causing something to move or tremble by shaking, but it may extend metaphorically to stirring up people, passions, or situations to active response or agitation.
Semantic Range
to shake up (literally), to agitate, to incite, to rouse to action or disturbance, to provoke unrest or excitement
Root / Etymology
ἀνασείω is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἀνά ('up, again') and the verb σείω ('to shake'), thus literally 'to shake up' or 'shake from below upward'.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In classical Greek, σείω generally means 'to shake, move violently'. The compound ἀνασείω appears rarely in earlier literature, but in later and Koine usage, especially in the LXX and New Testament, it acquires a metaphorical use for inciting or stirring up people, often to unrest, disquiet, or revolt. In Acts 17:13, for example, it denotes the act of inciting a crowd to opposition. English Bible translations sometimes render it as 'stir up' or 'move', but this can obscure the more forceful nuance of provoking disorder or arousing passions. The verb can refer both to literal shaking and metaphorical agitation.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from ἀνά and σείω; figuratively, to excite:--move, stir up.
Root Family
σει- (diaseíō) — to shake, to move violently, to agitate
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| G1286 | διασείω | you may shake violently |
| G2678 | κατασείω | having signaled downward by shaking |
| G4579 | σείω | was shaken |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G383-01 |
ἀνασείει | anaseiei | V PRS ACT IND 3P SG |
He stirs up | he shakes up | he stirs up | 1 |
G383-02 |
ἀνέσεισαν | aneseisan | V AOR ACT IND 3P PL |
stirred up | they shook up | stirred up | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G383-02 |
Mark 15:11 | ἀνέσεισαν | aneseisan | V AOR ACT IND 3P PL |
stirred up | they shook up | stirred up |
G383-01 |
Luke 23:5 | ἀνασείει | anaseiei | V PRS ACT IND 3P SG |
He stirs up | he shakes up | he stirs up |