Strongs Number: G4973
- Greek Word
- σφραγίς
- Transliteration
- sphragis
- Phonetic
- sfrag-ece'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy or genuineness) literally or figuratively
- Thayers 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
- Bible Usage
- seal.