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σβέννυμι

Transliteration: sbennumi · verb

6x in NTFirst: Matt 12:20
MeaningI extinguish, suppress
Part of speechverb
Frequency6x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsσβέσει, σβέννυνται, σβέννυται, σβέσαι, σβέννυτε, ἔσβεσαν
Example versesMatt 12:20 · Matt 25:8 · Mark 9:48 · Eph 6:16 · 1Thess 5:19
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What kind of word is σβέννυμι?

σβέννυμι (sbennumi) is a verb that occurs 6 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I extinguish, suppress” and first appears in Matt 12:20.

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