Strong's Greek · G4601

G4601 sigáō

σιγάω

keep close (secret, silence), hold peace

When sigáō is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)

Derivation

from G4602 (σιγή);

Appears 10 times in Scripture

Romans 16:25

Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past

Acts 12:17

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.

Luke 20:26

And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

Luke 18:39

Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

1 Corinthians 14:28

But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

Luke 9:36

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.

Acts 15:12

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.

1 Corinthians 14:30

And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.

1 Corinthians 14:34

Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

Acts 15:13

When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

When sigáō is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what sigáō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Romans 16:25 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

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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).

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