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Lexicon :: Strong's G4570 - sbennymi

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σβέννυμι
Transliteration
sbennymi (Key)
Pronunciation
sben'-noo-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of an apparently primary verb
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:165,1009

Strong’s Definitions

σβέννυμι sbénnymi, sben'-noo-mee; a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb; to extinguish (literally or figuratively):—go out, quench.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4570 in the following manner: quench (7x), go out (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4570 in the following manner: quench (7x), go out (1x).
  1. to extinguish, quench

    1. of fire or things on fire

      1. to be quenched, to go out

    2. metaph. to quench, to suppress, stifle

      1. of divine influence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σβέννυμι sbénnymi, sben'-noo-mee; a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb; to extinguish (literally or figuratively):—go out, quench.
STRONGS G4570:
σβέννυμι (ζβέννυμι, 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Tdf. (cf. Sigma)) and (in classics) σβεννύω; future σβέσω; 1 aorist ἐσβεσα; passive, present σβεννυμαι; from Homer down; the Sept. for כִּבָּה and דָּעַך, to extinguish, quench;
a. properly: τί, fire or things on fire, Matthew 12:20; Ephesians 6:16; Hebrews 11:34; passive (the Sept. for כָּבָה), to be quenched, to go out: Matthew 25:8; Mark 9:44, 46 (both which vss. T WH omit; Tr brackets), 48.
b. metaphorically, to quench, i. e. to suppress, stifle: τό πνεῦμα, divine influence, 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (ἀγάπην, Song of Solomon 8:7; τά πάθη, 4 Macc. 16:4; χόλον, Homer, Iliad 9, 678; ὕβριν, Plato, legg. 8, 835 d.; τόν θυμόν, ibid. 10, 888 a.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Song of Songs
8:7
Matthew
12:20; 25:8
Mark
9:44; 9:46
Ephesians
6:16
1 Thessalonians
5:19; 5:19
Hebrews
11:34

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4570 matches the Greek σβέννυμι (sbennymi),
which occurs 35 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:9 - “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - ‘And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but the priest shall burn wood on it every morning; and he shall lay out the burnt offering on it and offer up in smoke the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:13 - ‘Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it shall not go out.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - “And behold, the whole family has risen against your servant-woman, and they say, ‘Hand over the one who struck his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed, and destroy the heir also.’ Thus they will extinguish my coal which remains, so as to [fn]leave my husband neither name nor remnant on the face of the earth.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and put him to death. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:17 - “Because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore My wrath is set aflame against this place, and it shall not be quenched.”’
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:7 - “They have also shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:25 - “Because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore My wrath will be poured out against this place, and it shall not be quenched.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:10 -

“The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,

And the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15 -

“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin

And thrust my horn in the dust.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:5 -

“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out,

And the [fn]flame of his fire gives no light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:6 -

“The light in his tent is darkened,

And his lamp goes out above him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:17 -

“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out,

Or does their disaster fall on them?

Does [fn]God apportion destruction in His anger?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:8 -

[fn]Wicked fools, even [fn]those without a name,

They were scourged from the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:26 -

“He strikes them like the wicked

[fn]In a public place,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:12 -

“Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him,

And tread down the wicked [fn]in their place.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:7 -

The remembrance of the righteous is blessed,

But the name of the wicked will rot.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:9 -

The light of the righteous is glad,

But the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:20 -

He who curses his father or his mother,

His lamp will go out in the [fn]midst of darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:20 -

For there will be no [fn]future for the evil one;

The lamp of the wicked will go out.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 -

“Many waters cannot quench love,

Nor will rivers overflow it;

If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,

It would be utterly despised.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:31 -

And the strong man will become tinder,

His work also a spark.

Thus they shall both burn together,

And there will be none to quench them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:10 -

It will not be quenched night or day;

Its smoke will go up forever.

From generation to generation it will be laid waste;

None will pass through it forever and ever.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:3 -

“A crushed reed He will not break

And a faintly burning wick He will not extinguish;

He will bring forth justice in truth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:17 -

Who brings forth the chariot and the horse,

The military force and the mighty man;

They will lie down together and not rise again;

They have been extinguished and quenched like a wick:

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:24 -

“Then they will go forth and look

On the corpses of the men

Who have [fn]transgressed against Me.

For their worm will not die

And their fire will not be quenched;

And they will be an object of contempt to all [fn]mankind.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:4 -

“Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh

And remove the foreskins of your heart,

Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,

Lest My wrath go forth like fire

And burn with none to quench it

Because of the evil of your deeds.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:20 - Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:27 - “But if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus says Yahweh:

“Render justice [fn]every morning;

And deliver the person who has been robbed from the [fn]power of his oppressor,

Lest My wrath go forth like fire

And burn with none to extinguish it,

Because of the evil of their deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:47 - and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh: thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I am about to kindle a fire in you, and it will consume every [fn]green tree in you, as well as every dry tree; the blazing flame will not be quenched, and [fn]the whole surface from south to north will be scorched by it.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:48 - “And all flesh will see that I, Yahweh, have made it burn; it shall not be quenched.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 -

“And when I extinguish you,

I will cover the heavens and darken their stars;

I will cover the sun with a cloud,

And the moon will not give its light.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:6 -

“Seek Yahweh that you may live,

Lest He come mightily like a fire, [fn]O house of Joseph,

And it will consume with none to quench it for Bethel,

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