Sbennumi σβέννυμι
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| σβέννυμι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sbennumi |
| Strong's number | G4570 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to extinguish |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (3) |
Sbennumi (Greek σβέννυμι, Strong's G4570) is a Greek verb meaning “to extinguish”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σβέννυμι
[in LXX chiefly for כָּבָה ;]
of fire or things on fire, to quench: with accusative, Mat.12:20, Eph.6:16, Heb.11:34; pass., Mat.25:8, Mrk.9:48, [44, 46]. Metaphorical (cf. Sng.8:7, 4Ma.16:4): τὸ πνεῦμα, 1Th.5:19.†
ζβέννυμι, for σβ-, 1Th.5:19 T (see WH, Notes, 148).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for כָּבָה ;]
of fire or things on fire, to quench: with accusative, Mat.12:20, Eph.6:16, Heb.11:34; pass., Mat.25:8, Mrk.9:48, [44, 46]. Metaphorical (cf. Sng.8:7, 4Ma.16:4): τὸ πνεῦμα, 1Th.5:19.†
ζβέννυμι, for σβ-, 1Th.5:19 T (see WH, Notes, 148).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | quenched (4), quench (3), is (3), he (1), are gone out (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he will not extinguish (1), are going out (1), is never quenched (1), extinguish (1), do not extinguish (1), quenched (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sbennumi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
- Matthew 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Mark
- Mark 9:44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.(not included in this translation)
- Mark 9:46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.(not included in this translation)
- Mark 9:48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
Ephesians
- Ephesians 6:16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.Do not extinguish the Spirit.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:34Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).