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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 26 times in 17 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:66

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:66 - Entonces ellos fueron y aseguraron el sepulcro, sellando la piedra y poniendo la guardia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Juan 3:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJuan 3:33 - El que recibe su testimonio, éste atestigua que Dios es veraz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Juan 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJuan 6:27 - Trabajad, no por la comida que perece, sino por la comida que a vida eterna permanece, la cual el Hijo del Hombre os dará; porque a éste señaló Dios el Padre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:28 - Así que, cuando haya concluido esto, y les haya entregado este fruto, pasaré entre vosotros rumbo a España.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Cor 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Cor 1:22 - el cual también nos ha sellado, y nos ha dado las arras del Espíritu en nuestros corazones.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Cor 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Cor 11:10 - Por la verdad de Cristo que está en mí, que no se me impedirá esta mi gloria en las regiones de Acaya.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ef 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEf 1:13 - En él también vosotros, habiendo oído la palabra de verdad, el evangelio de vuestra salvación, y habiendo creído en él, fuisteis sellados con el Espíritu Santo de la promesa,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ef 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEf 4:30 - Y no contristéis al Espíritu Santo de Dios, con el cual fuisteis sellados para el día de la redención.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 7:3 - diciendo: No hagáis daño a la tierra, ni al mar, ni a los árboles, hasta que hayamos sellado en sus frentes a los siervos de nuestro Dios.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 7:4 - Y oí el número de los sellados: ciento cuarenta y cuatro mil sellados de todas las tribus de los hijos de Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 7:5 - De la tribu de Judá, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de Rubén, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de Gad, doce mil sellados.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 7:6 - De la tribu de Aser, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de Neftalí, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de Manasés, doce mil sellados.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 7:7 - De la tribu de Simeón, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de Leví, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de Isacar, doce mil sellados.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 7:8 - De la tribu de Zabulón, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de José, doce mil sellados. De la tribu de Benjamín, doce mil sellados.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 10:4 - Cuando los siete truenos hubieron emitido sus voces, yo iba a escribir; pero oí una voz del cielo que me decía: Sella las cosas que los siete truenos han dicho, y no las escribas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 20:3 - y lo arrojó al abismo, y lo encerró, y puso su sello sobre él, para que no engañase más a las naciones, hasta que fuesen cumplidos mil años; y después de esto debe ser desatado por un poco de tiempo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 22:10 - Y me dijo: No selles las palabras de la profecía de este libro, porque el tiempo está cerca.
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