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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:11 - And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:19 - However, God's solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:1 - Then I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back and sealed with seven seals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:2 - And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: "Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:9 - They were singing a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 - I looked on when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a thunderous voice, "Come!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:3 - Then when the Lamb 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 - Then when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, "Come!" So I looked, and here came a black horse! The one who rode it had a balance scale in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:7 - Then when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission to damage the earth and the sea:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:1 - Now when the Lamb 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 not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their forehead.
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