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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 .)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:11 - et signum accepit circumcisionis signaculum iustitiae fidei quae est in praeputio ut sit pater omnium credentium per praeputium ut reputetur et illis ad iustitiam

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:2 - si aliis non sum apostolus sed tamen vobis sum nam signaculum apostolatus mei vos estis in Domino

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:19 - sed firmum fundamentum Dei stetit habens signaculum hoc cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius et discedat ab iniquitate omnis qui nominat nomen Domini

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:1 - et vidi in dextera sedentis super thronum librum scriptum intus et foris signatum sigillis septem

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:2 - et vidi angelum fortem praedicantem voce magna quis est dignus aperire librum et solvere signacula eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - et unus de senioribus dicit mihi ne fleveris ecce vicit leo de tribu Iuda radix David aperire librum et septem signacula eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:9 - et cantant novum canticum dicentes dignus es accipere librum et aperire signacula eius quoniam occisus es et redemisti nos Deo in sanguine tuo ex omni tribu et lingua et populo et natione

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 - et vidi quod aperuisset agnus unum de septem signaculis et audivi unum de quattuor animalibus dicentem tamquam vocem tonitrui veni

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:3 - et cum aperuisset sigillum secundum audivi secundum animal dicens veni

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:5 - et cum aperuisset sigillum tertium audivi tertium animal dicens veni et vidi et ecce equus niger et qui sedebat super eum habebat stateram in manu sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:7 - et cum aperuisset sigillum quartum audivi vocem quarti animalis dicentis veni et vidi

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - et cum aperuisset quintum sigillum vidi subtus altare animas interfectorum propter verbum Dei et propter testimonium quod habebant

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:12 - et vidi cum aperuisset sigillum sextum et terraemotus factus est magnus et sol factus est niger tamquam saccus cilicinus et luna tota facta est sicut sanguis

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:2 - et vidi alterum angelum ascendentem ab ortu solis habentem signum Dei vivi et clamavit voce magna quattuor angelis quibus datum est nocere terrae et mari

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:1 - et cum aperuisset sigillum septimum factum est silentium in caelo quasi media hora

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:4 - et praeceptum est illis ne laederent faenum terrae neque omne viride neque omnem arborem nisi tantum homines qui non habent signum Dei in frontibus
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