Strong's Number G4973

σφραγίς

sphragis · sfrag-ece'

Transliteration:

sphragis{sfrag-ece'}

Word Origin:

probably strengthened from 5420

TDNT:

7:939,1127

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively

Usage in the KJV:

seal 16

Total: 16
Occurs 16 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a seal
1. the seal placed upon books
2. a signet ring
3. the inscription or impression made by a seal
  1. of the name of God and Christ stamped upon their foreheads
4. that by which anything is confirmed, proved, authenticated, as by a seal (a token or proof)