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Koine Greek wordlink #157706

SR GNT Rev 5:5 σφραγῖδας (sfragidas) ‘and the seven seals of it’ Strongs=49730 Lemma=sfragis
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=96 AD

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Other uses (2) of identical word form σφραγῖδας (N-AFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σφραγῖδας’ (N-AFP) is always and only glossed as ‘seals’.

Rev 5:2 ‘and to break the seals of it’ SR GNT Rev 5:2 word 20

OET-LV: 2 And I _saw an_messenger strong, proclaiming in in_a_voice loud: Who worthy to _open _up the scroll, and to _break the seals of _it? (REV_5:2)

OET-RV: 2 I also saw a powerful messenger who was asking in a loud voice, “Who’s worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” (REV 5:2)

Rev 5:9 ‘and to open_up the seals of it because you were slain’ SR GNT Rev 5:9 word 15

OET-LV: 9 And they _are _singing a_song new saying: Worthy you _are to _take the scroll, and to _open _up the seals of _it, because you _were _slain, and bought to_ the _god us by the blood of _you, out _of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, (REV_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 They sung a new song like this:
⇔ “It’s you who’s worthy to take the scroll and break its seals,
⇔ because you were slaughtered and with your blood you purchased people for God
⇔ from every tribe and language and people group and nation. (REV 5:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sfragis’ have 5 different glosses: ‘a seal’, ‘the seal’, ‘with seals’, ‘seal’, ‘seals’.

Greek words (2) other than σφραγῖδας (N-AFP) with a gloss related to ‘seals’

REV 5:1 σφραγῖσιν (sfragisin) N-DFP ‘and behind having_been sealed_up with seals seven’ SR GNT Rev 5:1 word 20

OET-LV: 5 And I _saw on the right hand of _the one sitting on the throne a_scroll, having _been _written inside and behind, having _been _sealed _up seven with _seals. (REV_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Then I saw a scroll in the right-hand of the one sitting on the throne. It had writing on both sides, and had been sealed with seven wax seals. (REV 5:1)

REV 6:1 σφραγίδων (sfragidōn) N-GFP ‘of of the seven seals and I heard from one’ SR GNT Rev 6:1 word 12

OET-LV: 6 And I _saw, when opened _up the lamb one of of _the seven seals, and I _heard from _one of the four living _creatures, saying as with_a_voice of _thunder: Be _coming. (REV_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 Then I saw the lamb breaking the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say, “Come,” in a thunderous voice. (REV 6:1)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural