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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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σιωπάω

Strong’s: G4623

Associated OET lemmas: σιωπάω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to keep quiet, to be silent

Semantic entry: 33.117

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Keep Silent

Definition: to refrain from speaking or talking

Show passage in OET: MAT 20:31

OET-RV MAT 20:31

31 The crowd warned them to be quiet, but they just yelled out even louder, “Master, David’s descendant, show mercy to us!”

OET-LV MAT 20:31

31 And the crowd warned to_them that they_may_keep_silent.
But they cried_out greater saying:
master, son of_Dawid, show_mercy to_us.
Show passage in OET: MAT 26:63

OET-RV MAT 26:63

63 But Yeshua stayed silent, so then the chief priest asked him, “I order you by the living God to tell us if you’re the messiah, the son of God.”

OET-LV MAT 26:63

63 But the Yaʸsous was_keeping_silent.
And the chief_priest said to_him:
I_am_adjuring you by the which living god that you_may_tell to_us if you are the chosen_one/messiah, the son of_the god.

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All 9 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 20:31 · OET MAT 26:63

MRK: OET MRK 3:4 · OET MRK 9:34 · OET MRK 10:48 · OET MRK 14:61

LUK: OET LUK 1:20 · OET LUK 19:40

ACT: OET ACT 18:9

Sense 2: to not be able to speak

Semantic entry: 33.118

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Keep Silent

Definition: to lose or not have the ability to speak

Notes: It is possible that σιωπάω in OET LUK 1:20 means only ‘to say nothing’ or ‘to remain silent’ (33.117: σιωπάω), in which case it would probably be better to reverse somewhat the order and translate ‘and you will not be able to speak but will remain silent until the day these things happen.’

Show passage in OET: LUK 1:20

OET-RV LUK 1:20

20 ⇔so listen to this: Because you didn’t believe my message, you’ll be made silent and unable to speak until the day that all of these things happen, and they certainly will happen at the proper times.”

OET-LV LUK 1:20

20 And see, you_will_be keeping_silent and not being_able to_speak, until that day these things may_become, because/for that you_ not _believed in_the messages of_me, which will_be_being_fulfilled in the season of_them.

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Sense 3: to become calm, to become still

Semantic entry: 14.24

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Events Involving Liquids and Dry Masses

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of σιωπάω[a] ‘to be silent,’ 33.117: σιωπάω) the process of becoming calm after a storm

Notes: In a number of languages it is not possible to translate σιωπάω[c] literally as ‘be still’ since this might imply continue to remain still. Since there is a change in state, it may be necessary to say become still or cease to be stormy.

Show passage in OET: MRK 4:39

OET-RV MRK 4:39

39 Now awake, Yeshua scolded the wind and waves, “Quieten down! Stop that!” Then the wind died down and the lake became very calm.

OET-LV MRK 4:39

39 And having_been_awoke, he_gave_rebuke to_the wind and said to_the sea:
Be_keeping_silent, be_silenced.
And the wind died_down and became a_ great _calm.

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