Lexical Definition
σβέννυμι sbénnymi (sben'-noo-mee) to extinguish G:V
a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb
go out, quench.
- to extinguish (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἔσβεσαν | quenched | Heb.11.34 |
| σβεσθήσεται | be extinguished | LXX.Lev.6.12 • LXX.Lev.6.13 • LXX.2Kgs.22.17 • LXX.2Chr.34.25 • LXX.Isa.34.10 • LXX.Isa.66.24 • LXX.Jer.17.27 • LXX.Ezek.20.47 • LXX.Ezek.20.48 |
| extinguished | LXX.Jer.7.20 | |
| shall be extinguished | LXX.Job.18.5 • LXX.Job.18.6 • LXX.Job.21.17 • LXX.Prov.20.20 • LXX.Prov.24.20 | |
| shall not be extinguished | LXX.Lev.6.9 | |
| they shall extinguish | LXX.2Sam.14.7 | |
| σβεσθήναί | your being extinguished | LXX.Ezek.32.7 |
| σβέσων | extinguishing | LXX.Isa.1.31 • LXX.Amos.5.6 |
| one extinguishing | LXX.Jer.4.4 | |
| one extinguishing it | LXX.Jer.21.12 | |
| σβέσον | extinguish | LXX.Job.40.12 |
| σβέσησ | should be extinguished | LXX.2Sam.21.17 |
| σβέσει | He will quench | Matt.12.20 |
| extinguish | LXX.Isa.42.3 | |
| σβέσαι | to extinguish | LXX.Song.8.7 |
| to quench | Eph.6.16 | |
| σβέννυτε | do quench | 1Thess.5.19 |
| σβέννυται | extinguished | LXX.Prov.10.7 • LXX.Prov.13.9 |
| is quenched | Mark.9.44 • Mark.9.46 | |
| is quenched’ | Mark.9.48 | |
| σβέννυνται | are going out | Matt.25.8 |
| εσβεσμένον | being extinguished | LXX.Isa.43.17 |
| extinguished | LXX.Job.30.8 | |
| εσβέσθησαν | they were extinguished | LXX.Isa.43.17 |
| εσβέσθη | shall be extinguished | LXX.Job.4.10 |
| was extinguished | LXX.Job.16.15 | |
| έσβεσε | And he extinguishes | LXX.Job.34.26 |
| έσβεσαν | they extinguished | LXX.2Chr.29.7 |
Abbott-Smith
σβέννυμι [in LXX chiefly for כּבה ;]
of fire or things on fire, to quench: c. acc, Mt 12:20, Eph 6:16, He 11:34; pass., Mt 25:8, [44, 46](/btb/interlinear/41%20-%20Mark/9/Mark.9.48.html), Metaph. (cf. Ca 8:7, IV Mac 16:4): τὸ πνεῦμα, I Th 5:19.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Song of Solomon | 8:7 |
| Matthew | 12:20 · 25:8 |
| Ephesians | 6:16 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5:19 |
| Hebrews | 11:34 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σβέννυμι,
[Refs 5th c.BC+]; σβεννύω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐσβέννυον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]future σβέσω App [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect σβέσσω Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔσβεσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect infinitive σβέσσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect infinitive κατα-ς βῶσαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]perfect and aorist 2, see below:—middle, future σβήσομαι (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist σβέσαντο [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future σβεσθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐσβέσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect συν-έσβετο [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect ἔσβεσμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—besides these, aorist 2 and perfect and pluperfect active are used intransitive, ἔσβην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative σβῆτε (transitive) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle ἀπο-σβείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἔσβηκα (ἀπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]pluperfect ἐσβήκει (ἀπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—quench, put out, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σ. τὸ καιόμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of liquids, dry up, ἡ Μηδικὴ πόα σ. τὸ γάλα [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 generally and metaphorically, quench, quell, check, κεῖνός γ᾽ οὐκ ἐθέλει σβέσσαι χόλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καῦμα (in the bowels) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λιθάργυρον ὄξει ἢ οἴνῳ σ. cooling it, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὕδατι δίψαν σ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; σ. τυραννίδα epigram cited in [Refs 1st c.AD+]; regard as extinguishable, ταύτας τὰς δυνάμεις [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II passive σβέννυμαι (with intransitive tenses of active, see above), to be quenched, go out, of fire, οὐδέ ποτ᾽ ἔσβη πῦρ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of inflamed pustules, go down, disappear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰχθύων.. ᾠὰ μετὰ ἁλῶν σβεσθέντα (assuming variant) καὶ ἐποπτηθέντα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: metaphorically of men, become extinct, die, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a city,[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.2 of liquids, run dry, γάλα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; αἶγες σβεννύμεναι goats which are going off their milk, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.3 generally, to be quelled or lulled, of wind, οὐδέ ποτ᾽ ἔσβη οὖρος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of sound, σβέννυτο θωρήκων ἐνοπή [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐσβέσθη Νίκανδρος his charm is quenched, [Refs]; of an orator, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of legal proceedings, to be cancelled, διὰ τὸ ἐσβέσθαι πᾶν σπέρμα δίκης [Refs 5th c.BC+] zg[uglide]es-, compare ζείναμεν· σβέννυμεν, [Refs 5th c.AD+], Lithuanian gèsti 'to be extinguished'.)