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σφραγίς · ἑπτά is a Greek phrase meaning "a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively".
Full entry for σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά (G4973, G2033) · Open the biblical lexicon
σφραγίς · ἑπτά is a Greek phrase meaning "a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively".
G4973, G2033 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Greek phrase. a signet (as fencing in or protecting from misappropriation); by implication, the stamp impressed (as a mark of privacy, or genuineness), literally or figuratively
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά is built from this root: