to rock (vibrate, properly, sideways or to and fro), i.e. (generally) to agitate (in any direction; cause to tremble); figuratively, to throw into a tremor (of fear or concern) Derivation: apparently a primary verb;
KJV Usage: move, quake, shake.
TBESG:
σείω
to shake
G:V
σείω [in LXX chiefly for רָעַשׁ ;] to shake, move to and fro: τ. γῆν, Heb.12:26 (LXX); pass., ἡ γῆ, Mat.27:51 (LXX); συκῆ, Rev.6:13. Metaph., to agitate, stir up, with fear or some other emotion: Refs Mat.21:10 28:4 (cf. ἀνα-, δια-, κατα-σείω).† (AS)
Thayer:
1) to shake, agitate, cause to tremble 1a) of men, to be thrown into a tremor, to quake for fear 1b) metaph. to agitate the mind
σείω
seiō
si'-o
Apparently a primary verb; to rock (vibrate, properly sideways or to and fro), that is, (generally) to agitate (in any direction; cause to tremble); figuratively to throw into a tremor (of fear or concern)