Greek noun (feminine) · G4973
σφραγίς
sphragissfrag-ece'
a seal, signet; The impression of a seal or signet, a seal
16 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: sphragís
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4973is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4973
a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively
The King James renders it: seal.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
sphragis is rendered "a seal, signet; The impression of a seal or signet, a seal". It stands 16 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a seal, signet".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
Romans 4:11σφραγῖδα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirteen of the word's sixteen uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a seal, signet, and The impression of a seal or signet, a seal.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a seal, signetRev.7:2. | Tagged as
| WhereRevelation 7:2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God… |
| The impression of a seal or signet, a sealon its various purposes | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| σφραγίζω | sphragizo | to seal | Uses15 |
All 16, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- σφραγῖδα10
- σφραγῖδας3
- σφραγίδων1
- σφραγίς1
- σφραγῖσιν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular10N-ASF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural3N-APF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1N-DPF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1N-GPF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Romans
one use
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a seal
1 Corinthians
one use
Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
- σφραγίςsphragisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: seal
2 Timothy
one use
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
Revelation
thirteen uses
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
- σφραγῖσινsphragisinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: with seals
And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
- σφραγῖδαςsphragidasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: seals
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- σφραγῖδαςsphragidasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: seals
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- σφραγῖδαςsphragidasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: seals
Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”
- σφραγίδωνsphragidonnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: seals
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
- σφραγῖδαsphragidanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: seal
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.