Strong's Lexicon
G2696
G2696 — κατασφραγίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2696 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κατασφραγίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and G4972 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | katasphragizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-as-frag-id'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to seal closely |
| KJV Renderings: | seal |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατασφραγίζω: perfect passive participle κατεσφραγισμενος; "to cover with a seal (see κατά, III. 3), to seal up, close with a seal": βιβλίον σφραγῖσιν, Rev 5:1. (Job 9:7; Wis 2:5; Aeschylus, Euripides, Plato, Plutarch, Lucian, others.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κατασφραγίζω (seal)
Revelation 5:1
- KJV: And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside sealed with seven seals
- GK: και είδον επί την δεξιάν του καθημένου επί του θρόνου βιβλίον γεγραμμένον έσωθεν και έξωθεν κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγίσιν επτά