4602. sigé
Berean Strong's Lexicon
sigé: Silence

Original Word: σιγή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: sigé
Pronunciation: see-GAY
Phonetic Spelling: (see-gay')
Definition: Silence
Meaning: silence.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb σιγάω (sigaō), meaning "to be silent" or "to keep silence."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2013 (הָרַס, hāras): Often translated as "silence" or "quietness," though not a direct equivalent, it shares thematic elements of stillness and absence of noise.

- H1826 (דָּמַם, damam): Meaning "to be silent" or "to be still," this Hebrew word captures the essence of silence in a similar way to "sigé."

Usage: The term "sigé" refers to a state of silence or quietness. It is used in the New Testament to denote a literal absence of sound or speech, as well as a metaphorical silence, such as a calm or peaceful state. The word can imply a respectful or reverent silence, often in the presence of divine or significant events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, silence was often associated with reverence and respect, especially in religious contexts. Silence could be a sign of submission or acknowledgment of authority. In Jewish tradition, silence was sometimes seen as a form of wisdom, where speaking less was equated with understanding and discernment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
silence
NASB Translation
hush (1), silence (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4602: σιγή

σιγή, σιγῆς, (from σίζω (onomatopoetic, Etym. Magn. 712, 29) i. e. to command silence by making the sound st or sch; (yet σιγή probably has no connection with σίζω, but is of European origin (cf. German schweigen); cf. Fick, Part 3:843; Curtius, § 572)), from Homer down, silence: Acts 21:40; Revelation 8:1.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
silence.

Apparently from sizo (to hiss, i.e. Hist or hush); silence -- silence. Compare siopao.

see GREEK siopao

Forms and Transliterations
σιγη σιγή σιγὴ σιγης σιγής σιγῆς sige sigē sigḕ siges sigês sigēs sigē̂s
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 21:40 N-GFS
GRK: πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν
NAS: and when there was a great hush, he spoke
KJV: a great silence, he spake
INT: great moreover silence having taken place he spoke to [them]

Revelation 8:1 N-NFS
GRK: ἑβδόμην ἐγένετο σιγὴ ἐν τῷ
NAS: seal, there was silence in heaven
KJV: seal, there was silence in heaven
INT: seventh there was silence in

Strong's Greek 4602
2 Occurrences


σιγὴ — 1 Occ.
σιγῆς — 1 Occ.

















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