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Koine Greek wordlink #130565

SR GNT Eph 6:16 σβέσαι (sbesai) ‘of the evil one having_been burned to extinguish’ Strongs=45700 Lemma=sbennuō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=64 AD Refers to Word #128863

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Only use of identical word form σβέσαι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σβέσαι’ (V-NAA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to extinguish’.

Eph 6:16 ‘of the evil one having_been burned to extinguish’ SR GNT Eph 6:16 word 20

OET-LV: 16 In all things having _taken _up the shield of_ the _faith, with which you _all _will _be _able to _extinguish all the having _been _burned arrows of _the evil one. (EPH_6:16)

OET-RV: 16 Whatever arises, hold up the shield of faith which you all will be able to use to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one. (EPH 6:16)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sbennuō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘to extinguish’, ‘he will_be extinguishing’, ‘extinguished’.

Key: V=verb