Quick Definition
διασείω v. I blackmail, extort from
Strong's Definition
from 1223 and 4579; to shake thoroughly, i.e. (figuratively) to intimidate
KJV Usage: do violence to
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | σείω
57.245 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Steal, Rob
to extort, to take money by violence to extort money by force or threat of violence
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δια-σείω : 1 aor. διέσεισα; in Grk. writ. fr. Hdt. down ; to shake thoroughly ; trop. to make to tremble, to terrify (Job iv. 14 for TMD), to agitate; like concutio in juridical Latin, to extort from one by intimidation money or other property : τινά, Lk. iii. 14 [A. V. do violence to]; 3 Mace. vii. 21 ; the Basilica; [Heinichen on Euseb. h.e. 7,30, 71.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
διασείω diaseiō 1x
pr. to shake thoroughly or violently; to harass, intimidate, extort from, Lk. 3:14*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δια-σείω
[in LXX: Jb 4:14 (פּחד hi.), III Mac 7:21 * ;]
to shake violently; metaph., to intimidate: Lk 3:14.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
διασείω. P Tebt I. 4119 (¢. B.c. 119) ἑτέρων γυναικῶν διασείειν gives us an early example of the Hellenistic use = ‘‘ extort.” It takes the (ablative) genitive here, if the cases of a very muddled scribe are to be regarded as deliberate: in Lk 315 and many other places it has the accusative, e.g. P Par 1557 (B.C, 120) χάριν τοῦ διασεῖσαι αὐτοὺς kal εἰς βλάβας περιστῆσαι. With the Lukan passage, cf. P Oxy II. 240° (A.D. 37) where we have an oath by a κωμογραμματεύς that he knows of no villager διασεσεισμέζνωι]... ὑπὸ... στρατιώτου. This unknown soldier might have come almost fresh from the Baptist’s exhortation! For the same combination of verbs as in Lk Δ c., see P Tebt I. 4376 (B.c. 118) συκοφαντηθῶμεν διασεισμένῳν (/. διασεσεισμένοι 2), “be subject to false accusations and extortions.” Other examples of the verb are P Oxy II. 284° (c. A.D. 50) διασείσθην ὑπὸ ᾿Απολλοφάνους, 20. 28515 (c. A.D. 50) διέσισέν με ἄλλας δραχμὰς τέσσαρας, both referring to extortions by the same tax-collector: cf. also the editor’s note to P Giss I. 6110 (a.p. 119), where a number of references are collected, and P Leid G!° σκυλλόμεν]ος δὲ kal [δια]σειόμενος παρ᾽ ἕκαστον, where the editor regards σκύλλω as the wider term—‘‘de omni vexetzone universe,’ while those are said διασείειν ‘qui mznzs, alzave ratione tilicite alicui pecuniam vel simile quid ex/orguent.” A rather more general meaning is suggested by P Tor. 1. 1 ‘ils (B.C. 116) (= Chrest. 11. p. 38) ὑπολαμβάνοντα εὐχερῶς διασείσειν τοὺς ἀντιδίκους, ‘confisum se facile concussurum adversarios,” as Peyron renders; but τς browbeat, intimidate ’’ seems more appropriate than © blackmail.” The combination of Lk 34 P Yor 1. 1%! (8.6, 116) ἐπὶ τῆι πάσηι συκοφαντίαι καὶ διασεισμῶι, P Tebt I. 435 (8.6. 118) συκοφαντίας τε καὶ διασισμοῦ χάριν, ‘for the sake of calumny and extortion ” (Edu.). A form διάσεισις occurs in 7). 41°°(c. B.C. 119) πρὸς τῆ[ι] διασείσει. is repeated with nouns in
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
διασείω (diaseiō) — to extort. δια-σείω, shake violently, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τῇ οὐρᾷ to keep wagging the tail, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, shake people off, shake oneself free, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
2. confound, throw into confusion, τὰ τῶν Ἀθηναίων φρονήματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; intimidate, oppress, [Refs]; browbeat, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; extort money by intimidation from a person, [NT+2nd c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
3. of political affairs, throw into confusion, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
4. stir up, in passive, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
5. sound, take the measure of, [Refs 1st c.AD+]