ΣΥΣΣΕΙΣΜΟΣ, συσσεισμος
SYSSEISMOS, sysseismos
Sounds Like: soos-SAYS-mos
Translations: earthquake, a shaking, a commotion
From the root: ΣΥΣΣΕΙΣΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a masculine noun meaning 'earthquake' or 'a shaking'. It is a compound word formed from 'σύν' (SYN), meaning 'with' or 'together', and 'σεισμός' (SEISMOS), meaning 'a shaking' or 'earthquake'. Thus, it literally means 'a shaking together' or 'a violent shaking'. It is used to describe a literal earthquake, but can also refer to any violent shaking or commotion.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4578 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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- ΣΥΣΣΕΙΣΜΩ — (to) an earthquake, (in) an earthquake, (by) an earthquake, (to) a commotion, (in) a commotion, (by) a commotion, (to) a shaking, (in) a shaking, (by) a shaking
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