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
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4:11
- 1 Corinthians
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9:2
- 2 Timothy
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2:19
- Revelation
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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
