Quake

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

1entromosG1790

an adjective signifying "trembling with fear" (en, "in," tremo, "to tremble"), is used with eimi, "to be," in Heb 12:21 (some mss. have ektromos, with the same meaning), "I quake," lit., "I am trembling." It is used with ginomai, "to become," in Act 7:32, "trembled," lit., "became trembling," and Act 16:29, RV, "trembling for fear" (AV, "came trembling"). See TREMBLE.

2seioG4579

"did quake," Mat 27:51, Mat 28:4, RV (AV, "did shake"). See MOVE, No. 3, SHAKE, TREMBLE.