sige denotes a state of quiet that comes over a gathered crowd or is present in heaven.

The two occurrences show a single attested use: a state of quiet, whether it comes over the people before Paul speaks or comes to be in heaven after the opening of the seventh seal.

1. A state of quiet in a gathered setting · dominant

   In Acts 21:40, the genitive singular form occurs after Paul signals to the people; the APB renders that “great silence had come” before he speaks. In Revelation 8:1, the nominative singular form occurs in the clause following the opening of the seventh seal; the APB renders that “silence came to be in heaven for about half an hour.”

   Acts 21:40Revelation 8:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “great silence had come” in Acts 21:40 and “silence came to be in heaven” in Revelation 8:1. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.