ΣΙΓΗΣΗ, σιγηση
SIGĒSĒ, sigēsē
Sounds Like: see-GAY-say
Translations: be silent, keep silent, be quiet, become silent
From the root: ΣΙΓΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to be silent or to keep quiet. It is often used in the context of commanding someone to be silent or describing a state of quietness. In the provided examples, it is used in the subjunctive mood, indicating a command or purpose, such as 'do not be silent' or 'that he might be silent'.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Aorist, Subjunctive, Active
Strong’s number: G4601 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 18:39
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΙΓΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΣΙΓΗΣΑ — I was silent, I kept silent, I became silent
- ἘΣΙΓΗΣΑΝ — they were silent, they became silent, they kept silent
- ἘΣΙΓΗΣΑΣ — you were silent, you kept silent, you became silent
- ἘΣΙΓΗΣΕΝ — he was silent, she was silent, it was silent, he became silent, she became silent, it became silent
- ΕΣΙΓΗΣΑ — I was silent, I kept silent, I became silent
- ΕΣΙΓΗΣΑΝ — they were silent, they became silent, they kept silent
- ΕΣΙΓΗΣΕΝ — he was silent, she was silent, it was silent, he became silent, she became silent, it became silent
- ΣΕΙΓΑ — be silent, keep silent, hold one's peace, be quiet
- ΣΕΣΙΓΗΜΕΝΟΥ — of having been kept silent, of having been kept secret, of having been commanded to be silent, of having been hushed
- ΣΕΣΙΓΗΤΑΙ — it has been kept silent, it has been hushed, it has been commanded to be silent
- ΣΙΓΑ — be silent, keep silent, be quiet, silence, quietly, secretly
- ΣΙΓΑΝ — to be silent, to keep silent, to be quiet
- ΣΙΓΑΤΩ — let him be silent, he must be silent, be silent
- ΣΙΓΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them be silent, they must be silent, be silent
- ΣΙΓΑΩ — to be silent, to keep silent, to be quiet, to hold one's peace
- ΣΙΓΗΣΑΙ — to be silent, to keep silent, to become silent, to hold one's peace
- ΣΙΓΗΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of having become silent, of having been silent, of one who became silent, of one who was silent
- ΣΙΓΗΣΕΙ — will be silent, will keep silent, will hold one's peace
- ΣΙΓΗΣΕΤΕ — you will be silent, you will keep silent
- ΣΙΓΗΣΗΣ — be silent, keep silent, be quiet, keep quiet
- ΣΙΓΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will be silent, I will keep silent, I will hold my peace
- ΣΙΓΗΣΟΜΕΝΗΣ — of being silent, of becoming silent, of keeping silent
- ΣΙΓΩΗΝ — to be silent, to keep silent, to be quiet, to hold one's peace
- ΣΙΓΩΜΕΝΑ — being silent, keeping silent, having been silenced, things kept silent, things being silent
- ΣΙΓΩΜΕΝΩΝ — of those being silent, of those keeping silent, of those who are silent
- ΣΙΓΩΝ — being silent, silent, a silent one
- ΣΙΓΩΝΤΑ — being silent, keeping silent, being quiet, keeping quiet
- ΣΙΓΩΝΤΕΣ — being silent, keeping silent, silent
- ΣΙΓΩΝΤΩΝ — of being silent, of keeping silent, of those being silent, of those keeping silent
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