- Original: σφραγίς
- Transliteration: Sphragis
- Phonetic: sfrag-ece'
- Definition:
1. a seal
a. the seal placed upon books
b. a signet ring
c. the inscription or impression made by a seal
1. of the name of God and christ stamped upon their foreheads
d. that by which anything is confirmed, proved, authenticated, as by a seal (a token or proof)
- Origin: probably strengthened from G5420
- TDNT entry: 22:39,1
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine
- Strong's: Probably strengthened from G5420 ; a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy or genuineness) literally or figuratively: - seal.
Total KJV Occurrences: 16
• seal, 11
Romans 4:11; 1 Corinthians 9:2; 2 Timothy 2:19; Revelation 6:3; Revelation 6:5; Revelation 6:7; Revelation 6:9; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 7:2; Revelation 8:1; Revelation 9:4
• seals, 5
Revelation 5:1; Revelation 5:2; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 6:1