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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σφραγίς

Lemmaσφραγίς
Citation formσφραγίς, ῖδος, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa signet-ring, impression of a seal, the proof
Strong’sG4973
Transliterationsphragís
Definitiona signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively
KJV glosses:--seal.
Derivationprobably strengthened from
SBLGNT occurrences16

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
σφραγῖδα
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 4:11
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Timothy 2:19
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 6:12
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 6:3
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 6:5
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 6:7
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 6:9
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 7:2
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 8:1
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 9:4
σφραγῖδας
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 5:2
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 5:5
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 5:9
σφραγίδων
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Revelation 6:1
σφραγίς
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Corinthians 9:2
σφραγῖσιν
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Revelation 5:1

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σφραγις.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for σφραγίς with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.