Word Study · Strong's G4570 · Greek
σβέννυμι
sbénnymi
sben'-noo-mee
“to extinguish (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to extinguish (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
go out, quench.
- 6occurrencescanonical count
- 6loaded herebook by book, canonical order
- 5books spannedamong loaded text
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 loaded occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- ἔσβεσαν1
- σβέννυνται.¶1
- σβέννυται.1
- σβέννυτε·1
- σβέσαι·1
- σβέσει1
How it is rendered · 6
- are going out.1
- do quench;1
- He will quench1
- is quenched.’1
- quenched1
- to quench;1
Contextual glosses as tagged by STEP Bible — the sense the word carries at each spot, not a translation.
Parse codes · 6
- V-AAI-3P1
- V-AAN1
- V-FAI-3S1
- V-PAM-2P1
- V-PPI-3P1
- V-PPI-3S1
STEP Bible morphology codes, printed as given. The scheme is documented at STEPBible.org.
6 loaded
The ledger of occurrences
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 12:20σβέσειsbeseiV-FAI-3SA bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.here: He will quench
- Matthew 25:8σβέννυνται.¶sbennuntaiV-PPI-3PAnd the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.here: are going out.