ἘΠΙΣΦΡΑΓΙΣΑΣ, ἐπισφραγισας
EPISPHRAGISAS, episphragisas
Sounds Like: ep-ee-sfrag-ee-SAS
Translations: having sealed, having set a seal upon, having confirmed, having authenticated
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle of the verb 'episphragizo', meaning 'to seal upon', 'to set a seal upon', 'to confirm', or 'to authenticate'. It is a compound word formed from 'epi' (upon, over) and 'sphragizo' (to seal). It describes an action that has been completed in the past, indicating that something has been definitively marked, confirmed, or validated, often with authority or finality. It can be used to describe the act of putting a final stamp of approval on something.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G1902 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 1:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΟΥΣΙΝ — they seal, they set a seal upon, they confirm, they attest
- ΕΠΙΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΟΥΣΙΝ — they seal, they set a seal upon, they confirm, they attest, they certify
- ΕΠΙΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΩ — to seal, to set a seal upon, to put a seal on, to attest by sealing, to confirm, to certify
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