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Lexicon :: Strong's G4973 - sphragis

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σφραγίς
Transliteration
sphragis (Key)
Pronunciation
sfrag-ece'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably strengthened from φράσσω (G5420)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:939,1127

Strong’s Definitions

σφραγίς sphragís, sfrag-ece'; probably strengthened from G5420; a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively:—seal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4973 in the following manner: seal (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G4973 in the following manner: seal (16x).

  1. a seal

    1. the seal placed upon books

    2. a signet ring

    3. the inscription or impression made by a seal

      1. of the name of God and Christ stamped upon their foreheads

    4. that by which anything is confirmed, proved, authenticated, as by a seal (a token or proof)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σφραγίς sphragís, sfrag-ece'; probably strengthened from G5420; a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively:—seal.
STRONGS G4973:
σφραγίς, σφραγῖδος, ἡ (akin, apparently, to the verb φράσσω or φράγνυμι), from Herodotus down, the Sept. for חותָם, a seal; i. e.
a. the seal placed upon books (cf. B. D., under the word , under the end; Gardthausen, Palaeogr., p. 27): Revelation 5:1; λῦσαι τάς σφραγας, ibid. Revelation 5:2, 5 (Rec.); ἀνοῖξαι, ibid. (5 G L T Tr WH), Revelation 5:9; Revelation 6:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12; 8:1.
b. a signet-ring: Revelation 7:2.
c. the inscription or impression made by a seal: Revelation 9:4 (the name of God and Christ stamped upon their foreheads must be meant here, as is evident from Revelation 14:1); 2 Timothy 2:19.
d. that by which anything is confirmed, proved, authenticated, as by a seal (a token or proof): Romans 4:11; 1 Corinthians 9:2. (Cf. BB. DD. under the word .)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
4:11
1 Corinthians
9:2
2 Timothy
2:19
Revelation
5:1; 5:2; 5:5; 5:9; 6:1; 6:3; 6:5; 6:7; 6:9; 6:12; 7:2; 8:1; 9:4; 14:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4973 matches the Greek σφραγίς (sphragis),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:11 - He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:2 - If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:19 - However God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:1 - I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:2 - I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - One of the Zakenim said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Yehudah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:9 - They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, And to open its seals: For you were killed, And bought us for God with your blood, Out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 - I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, "Come and see!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:3 - When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:5 - When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:7 - When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the eretz and the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:1 - When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:4 - They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the eretz, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who don't have God's seal on their foreheads.
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