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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 circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:2 - Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely 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 - Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:1 - Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:2 - And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:9 - And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 - I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:3 - When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:5 - When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:7 - When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:

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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 not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
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