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σβέννυμι

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Gloss: to extinguish

Transliteration: sbennumi

Strong’s: G4570

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).†
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