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σφραγίζω

MainId: 004876000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4972

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004876001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'κατασφραγίζω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'σφραγίς', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004876001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 6.55

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Instruments Used in Marking and Writing

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-03-15 12:06:06

         DefinitionShort: to use a seal to close or to make something secure

         Glosses: ['to seal', 'to put a seal on', 'to make secure']

         Comments: For a discussion of some of the translational problems involved with ‘seal,’ see {D:6.54}.

      LEXReferences: MAT 27:66, REV 10:4, REV 20:3, REV 22:10

      LEXLinks: realia:10.2

   2. LEXID: 004876001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.484

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Non-Verbal Communication

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-03-15 12:06:06

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:σφραγίς}[c] ‘mark, seal,’ {D:33.483}) to put a mark on something, primarily to indicate ownership but possibly also to mark group identity

         Glosses: ['to mark', 'to seal']

      LEXReferences: 2COR 1:22, EPH 1:13, EPH 4:30, REV 7:3, REV 7:4, REV 7:4, REV 7:5, REV 7:8

   3. LEXID: 004876001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 57.87

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

      LEXSubDomains: Give

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-03-15 12:06:06

         DefinitionShort: to arrange to give something to someone in a secure manner

         Glosses: ['to turn over to in a secure way', 'to give in a secure manner']

         Comments: For a somewhat different interpretation of σφραγίζω in {S:04501502800010}, see {D:15.189}.

      LEXReferences: ROM 15:28

   4. LEXID: 004876001004000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 15.189

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Linear Movement

      LEXSubDomains: Carry, Bear

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-03-15 12:06:06

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:σφραγίζω}[a] ‘to seal,’ {D:6.55}) to deliver something safely to a destination

         Glosses: ['to take safely to', 'to deliver safely']

         Comments: It is also possible that σφραγισάμενος in {S:04501502800010} serves to confirm the significance of the collection which has been raised. For a somewhat different interpretation of σφραγίζω in {S:04501502800010}, see {D:57.87}.

      LEXReferences: ROM 15:28

   5. LEXID: 004876001005000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 28.53

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Know

      LEXSubDomains: Well Known, Clearly Shown, Revealed

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-03-15 12:06:06

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:σφραγίς}[e] ‘validation,’ {D:73.9}) to demonstrate by authentic proof the truth or validity of something

         Glosses: ['to make known', 'to confirm', 'to show clearly']

      LEXReferences: YHN 3:33, YHN 6:27