stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preser

, to seal for security: , ; , fig. (cf. Deiss., , 238 f.; MM, xxiv; , iv, 427a), ; Mt 27:66 Re 20:3 Ro 15:28 τ. καρπὸν τοῦτον BS DB for concealment, hence, metaph., (, ): ; to hide Da TH 9:24 Jo 14:17 Re 10:4 22:10 for distinction, ; metaph., ; mid., ; Re 7:3-8 Eph 1:13 4:30 II Co 1:22 for authentication (): (cf. ).† Es 8:8 Jo 3:33 6:27 κατα-σφραγίζω

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