σβέννυμι
sbénnymi
“to extinguish (literally or figuratively)”
12 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to extinguish (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to extinguish, quench, Mt. 12:20; 25:8; Mk. 9:44, 46, 48; Eph. 6:16; Heb. 11:34; met. to quench, damp, hinder, thwart, 1 Thess. 5:19*
Translated in KJV as
go outquench
Etymology
a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb;
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