G2696 — κατασφραγίζω (katasphragizō)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2696
Original: κατασφραγίζω
Transliteration: katasphragizō
Pronunciation: kat-as-frag-id-zo
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: κατά (G2596) + σφραγίζω (G4972) — intensive prefix "down/completely" + "to seal"
Occurrences: 1 in NT
First Occurrence: Rev 5:1 — "a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals"
Hapax Legomenon: YES — appears only once in the entire NT

Lexicon Definition¶

From G2596 (κατά, intensifying) and G4972 (σφραγίζω); to seal closely, to seal up completely:—seal.

The κατά- prefix intensifies the action of the base verb σφραγίζω, emphasizing thoroughness or finality of the sealing. BLB lists two biblical occurrences: LXX Job 9:7 (translating H2856 חָתַם) and Rev 5:1.

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - Domain: 006010 — Instruments Used in Marking and Writing - Other words in domain: βιβλίον (G0975), βίβλος (G0976), γράμμα (G1121), ἐπιστολή (G1992), κάλαμος (G2563)

UBS Semantic Domains: - [006] Artifacts

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
sealed	1	100%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Revelation	1	0.2

Exclusive to Revelation in the NT. The LXX also uses this form once (Job 9:7) for the Hebrew חָתַם (H2856, "to seal the stars").

Semantic Categories¶

1. Completely/Thoroughly Sealed (Intensive Action)¶

The sole NT usage carries the κατά- intensifier, emphasizing that the book is fully sealed — not merely closed but secured with seven seals, making it impenetrable until the worthy Lamb opens it.

Rev 5:1 — "And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed [κατεσφραγισμένον] with seven seals."

Parsing at Rev 5:1: Perfect Passive Participle, Accusative Singular Neuter (V-RPP-ASN) — the book has been sealed and remains in that sealed state. The perfect aspect underscores the settled, complete nature of the sealing.

LXX parallel — Job 9:7: "Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up [κατασφραγίζει] the stars." Here God's sovereign shutting of the stars is expressed with the same intensive compound.

Common Collocations¶

No co-occurrence data available (hapax legomenon — only one verse).

The immediate context of Rev 5:1 pairs this word with σφραγίς (G4973, "seal/seals") — the book sealed (G2696) carries seven seals (G4973):

"sealed [κατεσφραγισμένον] with seven seals [σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά]"

Word Family / Cognates¶

G4972 σφραγίζω (sphragizō) — base verb: to seal, to stamp with a signet (27 NT occurrences); G2696 is its intensive compound
G4973 σφραγίς (sphragis) — noun: seal, signet (16 NT occurrences); co-occurs with G2696 at Rev 5:1

Synonyms¶

No direct synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G2696.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G2696.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
σφραγίζω	G4972	both → "sealed"	G4972 is the simple verb (to seal); G2696 is its intensive compound (to seal up completely/thoroughly)

Hebrew Source (LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Notes
חָתַם (chatam)	H2856	LXX Job 9:7 — God "seals up" the stars; primary Hebrew root for the concept

Note: --hebrew-source G2696 returns no NT/DB mappings since G2696 has no NT LXX bridge; the Job 9:7 connection is from external LXX lexical data.