Word: sfragizw

Pronounce: sfrag-id'-zo

Strongs Number: G4972

Orig: from 4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest:--(set a, set to) seal up, stop. G4973

Use: TDNT-7:939,1127 Verb

Heb Strong: H2856 H5640 H8552

    1) to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal
    1a) for security: from Satan
    1b) since things sealed up are concealed (as the contents of a letter), to hide, keep in silence, keep secret
    1c) in order to mark a person or a thing
    1c1) to set a mark upon by the impress of a seal or a stamp
    1c2) angels are said to be sealed by God
    1d) in order to prove, confirm, or attest a thing
    1d1) to confirm authenticate, place beyond doubt
    1d1a) of a written document
    1d1b) to prove one's testimony to a person that he is what he professes to be