Strong's Greek · G4531
σαλεύω
saleúō
move, shake (together), which can(-not) be shaken, stir up
Definition
to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite
Derivation
from G4535 (σάλος);
Appears 15 times in Scripture
“He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.”
“As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?”
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’”
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.””
“David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
“At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.””
“After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
“After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?”
“The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).