ΣΕΙΣΕΙΠΟΛΕΙΣ, σεισειπολεις
SEISEIPOLEIS, seiseipoleis
Sounds Like: SAY-say-POH-lays
Translations: city-shaker, shaker of cities, city-destroyer, city-toppler
From the root: ΣΕΙΩ, ΠΟΛΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'seio' (to shake, to move violently) and 'polis' (city). It refers to someone or something that shakes or destroys cities, often implying a powerful force or a devastating event like an earthquake. It can be used to describe a person who causes great upheaval in cities or a natural phenomenon that devastates urban areas.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G4579 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4172 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 8:13
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΕΙΩ, ΠΟΛΙΣ, appear in our texts.
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