Strong's Number 4972

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Transliteration:

sphragizo {sfrag-id'-zo}

Word Origin:

from 4973

TDNT:

7:939,1127

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

seal 22, set to (one's) seal 1, stop 1, seal up 1, set a seal 1, vr seal 1

Total: 27

Definition:

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