sphragis · seal

What it means

sphragis (σφραγίς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “seal”.

A mark that confirms and guarantees something; also the signet that makes it.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A stamp that closes and guarantees.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• seal ×11
• seals ×5

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Revelation×13

• Romans 4:11

  And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while uncircumcised, so that he would be the father of all who believe while uncircumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them,

• 1 Corinthians 9:2

  If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least to you I am; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

• 2 Timothy 2:19

  Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knew those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

• Revelation 5:1

  And I saw in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

• Revelation 5:2

  And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

• Revelation 5:5

  And one of the elders says to me, “Do not weep; look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

• Revelation 5:9

  And they sing a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered, and by your blood you bought for God people from every tribe and language and people and nation;

• Revelation 6:1

  And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come!”

• Revelation 6:3

  And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”

• Revelation 6:5

  And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked, and look, a black horse, and the one who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.

• Revelation 6:7

  And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”

• Revelation 6:9

  And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony that they held.

• Revelation 6:12

  And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood,

• Revelation 7:2

  And I saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been granted to harm the earth and the sea,

• Revelation 8:1

  And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

• Revelation 9:4

  And they were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green thing or any tree, but only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.