2001 Translation

SPHRAGIDA, sphragida

Sounds Like: sfra-GHEE-da

Translations: seal, a seal, signet, a signet, mark, a mark

From the root: ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a seal or signet, often used to authenticate documents, mark ownership, or secure something. It could be an impression made by a signet ring or a device used to make such an impression. In a broader sense, it can signify a mark or a token of authenticity or possession.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G4973 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 9:6

Codex Sinaiticus

• Song of Solomon — 8:6
• Sirach — 22:27
• Romans — 4:11
• 2 Timothy — 2:19
• Revelation — 6:3, 6:5, 6:7, 6:12, 8:1
• Epistle of Barnabas — 9:6
• Shepherd of Hermas — 68:2, 93:5, 93:7, 94:4

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 10 — 11:259
• Book 15 — 11:408

Pseudo Clement of Rome

• Clement’s Second Letter — 7:6, 8:6

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Song of Solomon — 8:6
• Sirach — 22:27
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 14:15
• Haggai — 2:23

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 8 — 6:3
• Parable 9 — 16:3, 16:5, 16:7, 17:4

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Romans — 4:11
• 2 Timothy — 2:19
• Revelation — 6:3, 6:5, 6:7, 6:9, 6:12, 7:2, 8:1, 9:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ.

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.

• ΣΦΑΓΙΔΑ — seal, a seal, signet, a signet, mark, a mark
• ΣΦΡΑΓΕΙΔΑ — seal, a seal, signet, a signet, mark, a mark
• ΣΦΡΑΓΕΙΣ — seals, a seal, of seals
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΔΑΝ — seal, a seal, signet, a signet, mark, a mark
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΔΑΣ — seal, a seal, signet, a signet
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΔΕΣ — seals, signets, marks
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΔΙ — to a seal, to a signet, to a mark, to a stamp, to a token
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΔΟΣ — of a seal, of a signet, of a mark, of a stamp
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΔΩΝ — of seals, of a seal
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΗ — seal, a seal, signet, mark
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ — seal, a seal, signet, a signet
• ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣΙΝ — seals, a seal, the seals
• ΦΡΑΓΙΔΑ — seal, a seal, signet, mark, stamp

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