{"def":{"short":"to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest","long":["to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal",["for security: from Satan","since things sealed up are concealed (as the contents of a letter), to hide, keep in silence, keep secret","in order to mark a person or a thing",["to set a mark upon by the impress of a seal or a stamp","angels are said to be sealed by God"],"in order to prove, confirm, or attest a thing",["to confirm authenticate, place beyond doubt",["of a written document","to prove one's testimony to a person that he is what he professes to be"]]]]},"deriv":"from G4973","pronun":{"ipa":"sfrɑˈɣi.zo","ipa_mod":"sfrɑˈɣi.zow","sbl":"sphragizō","dic":"sfra-GEE-zoh","dic_mod":"sfra-GEE-zoh"},"see":["G4973"]}