Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NASB20

NASB20

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G4972 - sphragizō

Choose a new font size and typeface
σφραγίζω
Transliteration
sphragizō (Key)
Pronunciation
sfrag-id'-zo
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:939,1127

Strong’s Definitions

σφραγίζω sphragízō, sfrag-id'-zo; from G4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest:—(set a, set to) seal up, stop.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G4972 in the following manner: seal (22x), set to (one's) seal (1x), stop (1x), seal up (1x), set a seal (1x), variations of 'seal' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G4972 in the following manner: seal (22x), set to (one's) seal (1x), stop (1x), seal up (1x), set a seal (1x), variations of 'seal' (1x).

  1. to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal

    1. for security: from Satan

    2. since things sealed up are concealed (as the contents of a letter), to hide, keep in silence, keep secret

    3. in order to mark a person or a thing

      1. to set a mark upon by the impress of a seal or a stamp

      2. angels are said to be sealed by God

    4. in order to prove, confirm, or attest a thing

      1. to confirm authenticate, place beyond doubt

        1. of a written document

        2. to prove one's testimony to a person that he is what he professes to be

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σφραγίζω sphragízō, sfrag-id'-zo; from G4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest:—(set a, set to) seal up, stop.
STRONGS G4972:
σφραγίζω (Revelation 7:3 Rec.st); 1 aorist ἐσφραγισα; 1 aorist middle participle σφραγισάμενος; passive, perfect participle ἐσφραγισμενος; 1 aorist ἐσφραγίσθην; (in 2 Corinthians 11:10 Rec.st gives the form σφραγίσεται de coniectura vel errore (Tdf.; see his note at the passage)); (σφραγίς, which see); the Sept. for חָתַם; to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal;
a. for security: τί, Matthew 27:66; namely, τήν ἄβυσσον, to close it, lest Satan after being cast into it should come out; hence, the addition ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ, over him i. e. Satan, Revelation 20:3 (ἐν ᾧ —i. e. δώματι —κεραυνός ἐστιν ἐσφραγισμενος, Aeschylus Eum. 828; middle σφραγίζομαι τήν θύραν, Bel and the Dragon, Bel 1:14, Theod.).
b. Since things sealed up are concealed (as, the contents of a letter), (σφραγίζω means, tropically, to hide (Deuteronomy 32:34), keep in silence, keep secret: τί, Revelation 10:4; Revelation 22:10 (τάς ἁμαρτίας, Daniel 9:24, Theod.; τάς ἀνομίας, Job 14:17; τούς λόγους σιγή, Stobaeus, flor. 34, 9, p. 215; θαυματα πολλά σοφή σφρηγισσατο σιγή, Norm. paraphr. evang. Ioan. 21,140).
c. in order to mark a person or thing; hence, to set a mark upon by the impress of a seal, to stamp: angels are said σφραγίζειν τινας ἐπί τῶν μετώπων, i. e. with the seal of God (see σφραγίς, c.) to stamp his servants on their foreheads as destined for eternal salvation, and by this means to confirm their hopes, Revelation 7:3, cf. Ewald at the passage; (B. D., under the words, Cuttings and Forehead); hence, οἱ εσφραγισμένοι, fourteen times in Rec. Revelation 7:4-8, four times by G L T Tr WH (δεινοισι σημαντροισιν εσφραγισμένοι, Euripides, Iph. Taur. 1372); metaphorically: τινα τῷ πνεύματι and ἐν τῷ πνεύματι, respecting God, who by the gift of the Holy Spirit indicates who are his, passive, Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30; absolutely, middle with τινα, 2 Corinthians 1:22.
d. in order to prove, confirm, or attest a thing; hence, tropically, to confirm, authenticate, place beyond doubt (a written document τῷ δακτυλίῳ, Esther 8:8): followed by ὅτι, John 3:33; τινα, to prove by one's testimony to a person that he is what he professes to be, John 6:27. Somewhat unusual is the expression σφραγισάμενος αὐτοῖς τόν καρπόν τοῦτον, when I shall have confirmed (sealed) to them this fruit (of love), meaning apparently, when I shall have given authoritative assurance that this money was collected for their use, Romans 15:28. (Compare: κατασφραγίζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
32:34
Esther
8:8
Job
14:17
Daniel
9:24
Matthew
27:66
John
3:33; 6:27
Romans
15:28
2 Corinthians
1:22; 11:10
Ephesians
1:13; 4:30
Revelation
7:3; 7:3; 7:4; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 10:4; 20:3; 22:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4972 matches the Greek σφραγίζω (sphragizō),
which occurs 24 times in 21 verses in the LXX Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:34 -

‘Is it not stored up with Me,

Sealed up in My treasuries?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:8 -

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:4 - “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and have him [fn]count all the money brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:1 -

[fn]Now on the sealed document were the names of: Nehemiah the [fn]governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:10 - Then the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:8 - “Now you write to the Jews [fn]as you see fit, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for a decree which is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s signet ring may not be revoked.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:10 - He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on royal relay horses, offspring of racing mares.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:17 -

“My wrongdoing is sealed up in a bag,

And You cover over my [fn]guilt.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 -

“In the darkness they dig into houses,

They shut themselves up by day;

They do not know the light.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:12 -

“A locked garden is my sister, my bride,

A locked spring, a sealed fountain.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:16 -

Bind up the testimony, seal the [fn]Law among my disciples.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:11 -

The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed [fn]book, which, when they give it to the one who [fn]is literate, saying, “Please read this,” he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:10 - “And I [fn]signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:11 - “Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:25 - ‘Yet You have said to me, Lord [fn]GOD, “Buy for yourself the field with money and call in witnesses”—although the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans.’”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:44 - ‘People will buy fields for money, [fn]sign and seal [fn]deeds, and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the [fn]Negev; for I will restore their fortunes,’ declares the LORD.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:17 - And a stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing would be changed regarding Daniel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:26 -

“And the vision of the evenings and mornings

Which has been told is true;

But as for you, keep the vision secret,

Because it pertains to many days in the future.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:24 -

“Seventy [fn]weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to [fn]finish the wrongdoing, to [fn]make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and [fn]prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:4 - “But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until the end of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:9 - And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words will be kept secret and sealed up until the end time.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NASB20
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NASB20
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan