ΚΑΤΑΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΕΙ, κατασφραγιζει
KATASPHRAGIZEI, katasphragizei
Sounds Like: kah-tah-sfrah-GHI-zei
Translations: to seal up, to seal, to shut up, to close up
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb σφραγίζω (sphragizō), meaning 'to seal'. It means to seal something completely or securely, often implying a finality or a complete closing off. It can be used in contexts of securing a document, a tomb, or even a person's fate, ensuring that something is definitively closed or marked.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2696 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΣΦΡΑΓΙΖΩ — seal up, seal completely, make secure by sealing, put a seal on
- ΚΑΤΕΣΦΡΑΓΙΣΘΗ — it was sealed, it has been sealed, it was closed, it has been closed, it was marked, it has been marked
- ΚΑΤΕΣΦΡΑΓΙΣΜΕΝΟΝ — sealed, sealed up, a sealed thing, that which is sealed
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