σβέννυμι (
ζβέννυμι,
1 Thessalonians 5:19 Tdf. (cf. Sigma)) and (in classics)
σβεννύω; future
σβέσω; 1 aorist
ἐσβεσα; passive, present
σβεννυμαι; from
Homer down; the
Sept. for
כִּבָּה and
דָּעַך,
to extinguish, quench;
a. properly:
τί, fire or things on fire,
Matthew 12:20;
Ephesians 6:16;
Hebrews 11:34; passive (the
Sept. for
כָּבָה),
to be quenched, to go out:
Matthew 25:8;
Mark 9:44, 46 (both which vss.
T WH omit;
Tr brackets), 48.
b. metaphorically,
to quench, i. e. to suppress, stifle:
τό πνεῦμα, divine influence,
1 Thessalonians 5:19 (
ἀγάπην,
Song of Solomon 8:7;
τά πάθη, 4 Macc. 16:4;
χόλον,
Homer, Iliad 9, 678;
ὕβριν,
Plato, legg. 8, 835 d.;
τόν θυμόν, ibid. 10, 888 a.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Song of Songs
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8:7
- Matthew
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12:20; 25:8
- Mark
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9:44; 9:46
- Ephesians
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6:16
- 1 Thessalonians
-
5:19; 5:19
- Hebrews
-
11:34
