Lexical Definition
σφραγίς sphragís (sfrag-ece') seal G:N-F
probably strengthened from φράσσω
seal.
- a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation)
- by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σφραγῖσιν | with seals | Rev.5.1 |
| σφραγῖδασ | seals | Rev.5.2 • Rev.5.5 • Rev.5.9 |
| σφραγῖδα | a seal | Rom.4.11 |
| seal | 2Tim.2.19 • Rev.6.3 • Rev.6.5 • Rev.6.7 • Rev.6.9 • Rev.6.12 • Rev.7.2 • Rev.8.1 • Rev.9.4 | |
| σφραγίσ | seal | 1Cor.9.2 |
| σφραγίδων | as seals | LXX.Exod.28.21 |
| seals | Rev.6.1 | |
| σφραγίδοσ | as of a seal | LXX.Exod.39.30 |
| seal | LXX.Exod.28.11 • LXX.Exod.28.36 • LXX.Exod.39.6 | |
| σφραγίδι | with his seal | LXX.1Kgs.21.8 |
| σφραγίδεσ | seals | LXX.Exod.39.14 |
| σφραγίδασ | seals | LXX.Exod.35.22 |
| σφραγίδα | a seal | LXX.Song.8.6 • LXX.Song.8.6 • LXX.Hag.2.23 |
Abbott-Smith
σφραγίς, -ῖδος, ἡ [in LXX: Ex 28:11, al. (חֹתָם) 35:22 (חָח), Si 17:22, al. ;]
1. a seal, signet: Re 7:2.
2. The impression of a seal or signet, a seal (on its various purposes, v.s. σφραγίζω): on a book or roll, Re 5:1, 2, 5, 9 6:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 8:1; metaph., Ro 4:11, I Co 9:2, II Ti 2:19, Re 9:4.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 28:11 · 35:22 |
| Romans | 4:11 |
| 1 Corinthians | 9:2 |
| 2 Timothy | 2:19 |
| Revelation | 5:1 · 5:5 · 5:9 · 6:1 · 6:3 · 6:5 · 6:7 · 6:9 · 6:12 · 7:2 · 8:1 · 9:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σφραγίς-ίς,
Ionic dialectσφρηγίς, ῖδος, ἡ: Aeolic dialect accusative σφρᾶγιν [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—seal, signet, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; distinguished from δακτύλιος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν σφραγῖδας ἐχόντων, i.e. fops, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the public seal of a state, [ὁ ἐπιστάτης] τηρεῖ τὴν δημοσίαν σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸν στρατηγὸν καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς σ. keeper of the privy seal, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 gem or stone for a ring, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς τῶν δακτυλίων σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 generally, gem, κιθάραν.. σφραγῖσι.. κατακεκοσμημένην [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II impression of a signet-ring, seal, σ. δακτυλίου Legal Solonis cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρασημήνασθαι σασθαι σ. to counterfeit it, [Refs]; warrant attached to a camel, οἴσομεν ὑμῖν τὴν σ. καὶ οὐδὲν ζητηθήσεται πρὸς ἡμᾶς [Refs 2nd c.AD+], as a warrant, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; but ἀρρήτων ἐπέων γλώσσῃ σ. ἐπικείσθω (for secrecy) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχεις κόσμου σφρηγῖδα τυπῶτιν, of the Creator, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; ὁρκίζω σφραγῖδα (σφρακ- pap.) θεοῦ, ὅπερ ἐστὶν ὅρασις [Refs]; drawing, γράφε χαλκῷ γραφίῳ τὴν ὑποκειμένην σ. τοῦ ζῳδίου “PMag. Osl.” 1.39.
__II.2 any mark, as the spots on a leopard, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.3 wound, blow, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III tablet of Lemnian medicinal earth certified as such by bearing the impression of the seal of the Lemnian priestess of Artemis, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; σ. Λημνία [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV governmentally defined and numbered area of land (including plots belonging to different owners) in Egypt, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV.2 registered holding of land, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__IV.3 numbered area on a worldmap, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__V in Medicine texts, pastille, ἡ Πολυείδου σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__V.b Πακκίου σ., Paccius's brand, name of an eye-salve, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; eye-salves were certified by their makers by a seal-impression, e.g. D. Galli Sesti sfragis ad aspritudines, [Refs]