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Strong's G4531 σαλεύω (saleuo)

Saleuo means “move” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4531 — maccah (“temptation”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4531
Language Greek
Linked Usages 87
Books 28

Strong's G4531 Quick Answer

Strong's G4531 σαλεύω (saleuo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. saleuo (sal-yoo'-o) v. 1. to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple 2. (by implication) destroy It has 87 linked Bible usages across 28 books. Visible English usage signals include together, rock, and shake. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
saleuo (sal-yoo'-o) v. 1. to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple 2. (by implication) destroy
Usage
87 linked usages
Books
28 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
together, rock, and shake

Meaning and Definition

saleuo (sal-yoo'-o) v. 1. to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple 2. (by implication) destroy 3. (figuratively) to disturb, incite [from G4535] KJV: move, shake (together), which can(-not) be shaken, stir up Root(s): G4535

Original Word
σαλεύω
Transliteration
saleuo
Derivation
Root: σάλος R1: 4535
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4531. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to shake

Usage: σαλεύω (σάλος), [in LXX for מוֹט, זוּעַ, etc. ;] prop., of the action of wind, storm, etc., to agitate, shake: of a reed, Mat.11:7, Luk.7:24; a house, Luk.6:48, Act.4:31 16:26; the earth, Heb.12:26; the heavenly bodies, Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:25, Luk.21:26; of a vessel shaken in filling, Luk.6:38. Metaphorical, __(a) to shake, i.e. to render insecure: τὰ σαλευόμενα, τὰ μὴ., Heb.12:27; __(b) with accusative of person(s), to cast down from a sense of security and happiness: Act.2:25 (LXX);

__(with) to unsettle or drive away: pass., before ἀπὸ τ. νοός, 2Th.2:2; __(d) to stir up: τ. ὄχλους, Act.17:13.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4531 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render saleuo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

together Luke 6:38 rock Luke 6:48 shake Hebrews 12:26

How Strong's G4531 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 57 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4531 (σαλεύω) appears 74 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4531 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4531 in the New Testament

14 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 11:7 KJV

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Matthew 24:29 KJV

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Mark 13:25 KJV

And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

Strong's G4531 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

57 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 5:5 Septuagint / Brenton

The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, This Sinai before the face of the Lord God of Israel.

2 Kingdoms 22:37 Septuagint / Brenton

So as to make room under me for my going, And my legs did not totter.

4 Kingdoms 17:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord was angry with the whole seed of Israel, and troubled them, and gave them into the hand of them that spoiled them, until he cast them out of his presence.

Strong's G4531 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

16 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 12:16 Septuagint / Brenton

Now when Judith came in and sat down, Holofernes his heart was ravished with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greatly her company: for he waited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had seen her.

Judith 16:15 Septuagint / Brenton

For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, The rocks shall melt as wax at thy presence: Yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee.

1 Maccabees 4:32 Septuagint / Brenton

make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction:

Usage Excerpts

First 87 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4531.

Judges 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, This Sinai before the face of the Lord God of Israel.
2 Kingdoms 22:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So as to make room under me for my going, And my legs did not totter.
4 Kingdoms 17:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord was angry with the whole seed of Israel, and troubled them, and gave them into the hand of them that spoiled them, until he cast them out of his presence.
4 Kingdoms 21:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I gave to their fathers, even of those who shall keep all that I commanded, according to all the commandments which my servant Moses commanded them.
1 Chronicles 16:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let the whole earth fear before him; Let the earth be established, and not be moved.
2 Chronicles 33:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I gave to their fathers, if only they will take heed to do all things which I have commanded them, according to all the law and the ordinances and the judgments given by the hand of Moses.
Job 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who shakes the earth under heaven from its foundations, And its pillars totter.
Job 41:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The flesh also of his body is joined together: If one pours violence upon him, he shall not be moved.
Psalms 9:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, Continuing without evil from generation to generation.
Psalms 12:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I have hoped in thy mercy; My heart shall exult in thy salvation.
Psalms 14:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has not lent his money on usury, And has not received bribes against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 15:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I foresaw the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
Psalms 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Direct my steps in thy paths, That my steps slip not.
Psalms 17:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the earth shook and quaked, And the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, And were shaken, because God was angry with them.
Psalms 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.
Psalms 29:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
Psalms 32:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let all the earth fear the Lord; And let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.
Psalms 35:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of sinners move me.
Psalms 37:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: For when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.
Psalms 45:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her with his countenance.
Psalms 45:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The nations were troubled, the kingdoms tottered: He uttered his voice, the earth shook.
Psalms 47:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They saw, and so they wondered: They were troubled, they were moved.
Psalms 59:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast shaken the earth, and troubled it; Heal its breaches, for it has been shaken.
Psalms 61:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he is my God and my Savior; My helper, I shall not be moved very much.
Psalms 72:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But my feet were almost overthrown; My goings very nearly slipped.
Psalms 76:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The voice of thy thunder was abroad, And around thy lightnings appeared to the world; The earth trembled and quaked.
Psalms 81:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They know not, nor understand; They walk on in darkness: All the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.
Psalms 92:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the day before the Sabbath, when the land was first inhabited, the praise of a Song by David. The Lord reigns; he has clothed himself with honor: The Lord has clothed and girded himself with strength; For he has established the world, which shall not be moved.
Psalms 93:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If I said, My foot has been moved;
Psalms 95:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Worship the Lord in his holy court: Let all the earth tremble before him.
Psalms 95:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Say among the heathen, The Lord reigns: For he has established the world so that it shall not be moved: He shall judge the people in righteousness.
Psalms 95:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult; Let the sea be moved, and the fullness of it.
Psalms 96:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His lightnings appeared to the world; The earth saw, and trembled.
Psalms 97:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let the sea be moved, and the fullness of it; The world, and they that dwell in it.
Psalms 98:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David. The Lord reigns—let the people rage; It is he that sits upon the cherubs, let the earth be moved.
Psalms 106:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
Psalms 108:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let his children wander without a dwelling place, and beg: Let them be cast out of their habitations.
Psalms 108:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I became also a reproach to them: When they saw me they shook their heads.
Psalms 111:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he shall not be moved forever; The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
Psalms 113:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob;
Psalms 124:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Song of Degrees. They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion: He that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved.
Proverbs 3:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.
Ecclesiastes 12:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, And the mighty men shall become bent, And the grinding women cease because they have become few, And the women looking out at the windows be dark;
Isaiah 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a message was brought to the house of David, saying, Aram has conspired with Ephraim. And his soul was amazed, and the soul of his people, as in a wood a tree is moved by the wind.
Isaiah 40:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely inquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.
Jeremiah 23:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart is broken within me; all my bones are shaken: I am become as a broken-down man, and as a man overcome with wine, because of the Lord, and because of the excellence of his glory.
Jeremiah 28:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Babylon has been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, causing all the earth to be drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore they were shaken.
Lamentations 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Her watchmen staggered in the streets, They were defiled with blood in their weakness, They touched their raiment with it.
Lamentations 4:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Depart ye from the unclean ones: Call ye them: depart, depart, touch them not: For they are on fire, yea, they stagger: Say ye among the nations, They shall no more sojourn there.
Daniel 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the wild beasts be removed from under it, and the birds from its branches.
Amos 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the waters shall be troubled from sea to sea, and from the north to the east shall men run hither and thither, seeking the word of the Lord, and they shall not find it.
Amos 9:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, is he that takes hold of the land, and causes it to shake, and all that inhabit it shall mourn; and its destruction shall go up as a river, and shall descend as the river of Egypt.
Micah 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the mountains shall be shaken under him, and the valleys shall melt like wax before the fire, and as water rushing down a declivity.
Nahum 1:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The mountains quake at him, and the hills are shaken, and the earth recoils at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell in it.
Nahum 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All thy strongholds are as fig trees having watchers: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.
Habakkuk 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The earth stood at his feet and trembled: He beheld, and the nations melted away: The mountains were violently burst through, The everlasting hills melted at his everlasting going forth.
Zechariah 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I will make Jerusalem as trembling doorposts to all the nations round about, and in Judea there shall be a siege against Jerusalem.
Matthew 11:7 New Testament, KJV
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Matthew 24:29 New Testament, KJV
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mark 13:25 New Testament, KJV
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
Luke 6:38 New Testament, KJV
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Luke 6:48 New Testament, KJV
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Luke 7:24 New Testament, KJV
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Luke 21:26 New Testament, KJV
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Acts 2:25 New Testament, KJV
For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
Acts 4:31 New Testament, KJV
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Acts 16:26 New Testament, KJV
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
Acts 17:13 New Testament, KJV
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 New Testament, KJV
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Hebrews 12:26 New Testament, KJV
Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
Hebrews 12:27 New Testament, KJV
And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Judith 12:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when Judith came in and sat down, Holofernes his heart was ravished with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greatly her company: for he waited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had seen her.
Judith 16:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, The rocks shall melt as wax at thy presence: Yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee.
1 Maccabees 4:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction:
1 Maccabees 6:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when the king heard these words, he was astonished and sore moved: whereupon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for.
1 Maccabees 6:41 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the harness, were moved: for the army was very great and mighty.
1 Maccabees 9:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They also of Judas’ side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For though they flourish in branches for a time; Yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, And through the force of winds they shall be rooted out.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; And he shall shake them from the foundation; And they shall be utterly laid waste, And be in sorrow; And their memorial shall perish.
Wisdom of Sirach 13:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: But a poor man being down is thrust also away by his friends.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, The deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, Shall be moved when he shall visit.
Wisdom of Sirach 26:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: He that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
Wisdom of Sirach 28:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, And driven them from nation to nation: Strong cities hath it pulled down, And overthrown the houses of great men.
Wisdom of Sirach 29:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him in danger that delivered him.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
At his sight the mountains are shaken, And at his will the south wind bloweth.
Wisdom of Sirach 48:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Elijah it was, who was covered with a whirlwind; And Elisha was filled with his spirit: While he lived, he was not moved with the presence of any prince, Neither could any bring him into subjection.
Wisdom of Sirach 48:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then trembled their hearts and hands, And they were in pain, as women in travail.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4531, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 33 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4531 FAQ

What does saleuo (σαλεύω) mean?

Saleuo (Strong's G4531) is a Greek word most simply glossed "move". saleuo (sal-yoo'-o) v. 1. to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple 2. (by implication) destroy

How many times is saleuo (σαλεύω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 87 linked usages for Strong's G4531 across 28 books.

Where can I study saleuo (σαλεύω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4531 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate saleuo (σαλεύω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as together, rock, and shake. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4531 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 57 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 16 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4531, with linked reader references where each row is available.