G4972

σφραγίζω

sphragizō

Verb · From σφραγίς (G4973)

From G4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest:—(set a, set to) seal up, stop.

Outline

  1. to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal
    1. for security: from Satan
    2. since things sealed up are concealed (as the contents of a letter), to hide, keep in silence, keep secret
    3. in order to mark a person or a thing
      1. to set a mark upon by the impress of a seal or a stamp
      2. angels are said to be sealed by God
    4. in order to prove, confirm, or attest a thing
      1. to confirm authenticate, place beyond doubt
        1. of a written document
        2. to prove one's testimony to a person that he is what he professes to be

Usages

Revelation 7:3

Breakdown

The destruction will not begin until the LORD has sealed The Elect of Israel.

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Revelation 7:8

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Joseph represents the tribe of Ephraim.

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Revelation 20:3

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loosed a little season From the time of the Renaissance, i.e. around the 1400s.

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