Strong's Number G4570

σβέννυμι

sbennumi · sben'-noo-mee

Transliteration:

sbennumi{sben'-noo-mee}

Word Origin:

a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb

TDNT:

7:165,1009

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to extinguish (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

quench 7, go out 1

Total: 8
Occurs 6 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to extinguish, quench
1. of fire or things on fire
  1. to be quenched, to go out
2. metaph. to quench, to suppress, stifle
  1. of divine influence