King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4601
Transliteration: sigaō
Phonetic Spelling: (see-gah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to keep silent, to keep secret
Meaning: to keep silent, to keep secret
σιγάω, σίγω; 1 aorist ἐσίγησα; perfect passive participle σεσιγημενος; (σιγή); from Homer down; to keep silence, hold one's peace: Luke 9:36; Luke 18:39 L T Tr WH; (Luke 20:26); Acts 12:17; Acts 15:12; 1 Corinthians 14:28, 30, 34; passive, to be kept in silence, be concealed, Romans 16:25. (Synonym: see ἡσυχάζω.)
Word Summary
sigaō: to keep silent, to keep secret
Original Word: σιγάωTransliteration: sigaō
Phonetic Spelling: (see-gah'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to keep silent, to keep secret
Meaning: to keep silent, to keep secret
Strong's Concordance
hold peace, be silentFrom sige; to keep silent (transitively or intransitively) -- keep close (secret, silence), hold peace.
see GREEK sige
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4601: σιγάωσιγάω, σίγω; 1 aorist ἐσίγησα; perfect passive participle σεσιγημενος; (σιγή); from Homer down; to keep silence, hold one's peace: Luke 9:36; Luke 18:39 L T Tr WH; (Luke 20:26); Acts 12:17; Acts 15:12; 1 Corinthians 14:28, 30, 34; passive, to be kept in silence, be concealed, Romans 16:25. (Synonym: see ἡσυχάζω.)