σφραγίς, σφραγῖδος, ἡ (akin, apparently, to the verb φράσσω or φράγνυμι), from Herodotus down, the Sept. for ηεϊΘν, a seal; i. e. a. the seal placed upon books (cf. B. D., under the word , under the end; Gardthausen, Palaeogr., p. 27): Rev_5:1; λῦσαι τάς σφραγας, ibid. (Rec.); ἀνοῖξαι, ibid. (5 G L T Tr WH), ; . b. a signet-ring: Rev_7:2. c. the inscription or impression made by a seal: Rev_9:4 (the name of God and Christ stamped upon their foreheads must be meant here, as is evident from ); 2Ti_2:19. d. that by which anything is confirmed, proved, authenticated, as by a seal (a token or proof): Rom_4:11; 1Co_9:2. (Cf. BB. DD. under the word .) STRONGS NT 4973a: σφυδρόνσφυδρόν, σφυδρου, τό, equivalent to σφυρόν, which see: Act_3:7 T WH. (Hesychius σφυδρά. ἡ περιφέρεια τῶν ποδῶν.)

σφραγίς sphragis 16x a seal, a signet ring, Rev_7:2 ; an inscription on a seal, motto, 2Ti_2:19 ; a seal, the impression of a seal, Rev_5:1-2 ; Rev_5:5 ; Rev_5:9 ; Rev_6:1 ; Rev_6:3 ; Rev_6:5 ; Rev_6:7 ; Rev_6:9 ; Rev_6:12 ; Rev_8:1 ; a seal, a distinctive mark, Rev_9:4 ; a seal, a token, proof, 1Co_9:2 ; a token of guarantee, Rom_4:11 * seal. σφυδρόν sphydron 1x ankle, Act_3:7

σφραγίς , -ῖδος , ἡ , [in LXX : Exo_28:11 , al. ( H2368 ) Exo_35:22 ( H2397 ), Sir_17:22 , al. ;] 1. a seal, signet: Rev_7:2 . 2. The impression of a seal or signet, a seal (on its various purposes, v . s . σφραγίζω ): on a book or roll, Rev_5:1-2 ; Rev_5:5 ; Rev_5:9 ; Rev_6:1 ; Rev_6:3 ; Rev_6:5 ; Rev_6:7 ; Rev_6:9 ; Rev_6:12 ; Rev_8:1 ; metaph ., Rom_4:11 , 1Co_9:2 , 2Ti_2:19 , Rev_9:4 .†

σφραγίς [page 618] a seal : cf. P Oxy I. 113 .23 (ii/A.D.) ἐρωτηθεὶς ἀγ [ό ]ρασόν μοι σφραγ (ῖδα ) ἀργυροῦν , I beg you to bring me a silver seal (Edd.), ib . I. 117 .15 (ii/iii A.D.) ῥάκη δύο κατασεσημημμένα [τ ]ῇ σφραγεῖδί μου , two strips of cloth sealed with my seal. In ib . XVI. 1886 .6 (v/vi A.D.) τοῦτο π [αραδοὺ ]ς ἐδεξάμην τὴν αὐτοῦ σφρ̣α̣γ̣ι̣̑ [δα , the editors understand the word as = either a signet-ring or a bond. For the use of σφραγίς to denote the impression of a seal for attesting or closing, cf. P Oxy I. 106 .22 (A.D. 135) where a certain Ptolema acknowledges the receipt of a Will ἐπὶ τῶν αὐτῶν σφραγείδων , with the seals intact (Edd.), which she had deposited ἑπὶ σφραγίδων , under seals in the archives, and now wished to revoke, and P Fay 122 .8 ( c . A.D. 100) τὰς δὲ λοιπὰς ὑπὸ τὴν ἀμφοτέρ [ω ]ν σφραγεῖδα ἐάσας , leaving the remaining (artabae of mustard) under the seal of you both. See also Ev. Petr. 8 ἐπέχρισαν ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας (as in Rev_5:1 ). For the use of σφραγίς to denote a plot of land, see the elaborate survey of Crown land in P Oxy VI. 918 .8 al . (ii/A.D. with the editors introduction, and cf. P Lond 163 .11 (A.D. 88) (= II. p. 183) ἐν μιᾷ σφραγῖδι , in one parcel (or lot), a recurrent formula, and P Iand 27 .5 (A.D. 100 101) with the editor s note. For the later use of σφραγίς with reference to baptism, see the reff. in Sophocles Lex. s.v . and cf. Lightfoot Apost . Fathers I. ii. p. 226.

σφραγίς σφρα_γίς, ionic σφρηγίς, ῖδος, "a seal, signet, seal-ring", Hdt. , Ar. , etc. "the gem or stone for a ring", Hdt. , Luc. "the impression of a signet-ring, a seal", Soph. , Thuc. :—metaph., σφρηγὶς ἐπικείσθω τοῖσδε, as a warrant, Theogn. ; γλώσσῃ σφρ. ἐπικείσθω Anth.

σφραγίς, -ῖδος, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.28:11, al. (חוֹתָם) Exo.35:22 (חָח), Sir.17:22, al. ;] __1. a seal, signet: Rev.7:2. __2. The impression of a seal or signet, a seal (on its various purposes, see: σφραγίζω): on a book or roll, Rev.5:1-2, 5 5:9 6:1, 3 6:5, 7 6:9, 12 8:1; metaphorically, Rom.4:11, 1Co.9:2, 2Ti.2:19, Rev.9:4.† (AS)