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Lexicon :: Strong's G4972 - sphragizō

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σφραγίζω
Transliteration
sphragizō (Key)
Pronunciation
sfrag-id'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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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.
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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 15 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:66

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:66 - So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:33 - Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm that God is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27 - But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man[fn] can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:28 - As soon as I have delivered this money and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to Spain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:22 - and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own[fn] by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:30 - And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own,[fn] guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:3 - “Wait! Don’t harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:4 - And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:5 -
from Judah12,000
from Reuben12,000
from Gad12,000

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:8 -
from Zebulun12,000
from Joseph12,000
from Benjamin12,000

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:4 - When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret[fn] what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:10 - Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near.
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