σφραγίς
sphragis
“seal”
Definition
a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively
probably strengthened from G5420 (φράσσω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
σφραγίς appears 16 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
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!”
And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
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:
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