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In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the act of suppressing or stifling something, such as the Spirit or spiritual gifts.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, fire was a crucial element for daily life, used for cooking, warmth, and religious rituals. The act of extinguishing a fire was significant, symbolizing the end of an activity or the suppression of a force. In the New Testament, this imagery is applied to spiritual contexts, where the "fire" represents the Holy Spirit or spiritual fervor.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to quench<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>extinguish (1), going (1), put (1), quench (1), quenched (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4570: ζβέννυμι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ζβέννυμι</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σβέννυμι</span></span> and under the word Sigma. <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4570: σβέννυμι</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σβέννυμι</span></span> (<span class="greek2">ζβέννυμι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a> <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> (cf. Sigma)) and (in classics) <span class="greek2">σβεννύω</span>; future <span class="greek2">σβέσω</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐσβεσα</span>; passive, present <span class="greek2">σβεννυμαι</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">כִּבָּה</span> and <span class="hebrew">דָּעַך</span>, <span class="accented">to extinguish, quench</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> properly: <span class="greek2">τί</span>, fire or things on fire, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-20.htm">Matthew 12:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-34.htm">Hebrews 11:34</a>; passive (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">כָּבָה</span>), <span class="accented">to be quenched, to go out</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-8.htm">Matthew 25:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-44.htm">Mark 9:44, 46</a> (both which vss. <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit; <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets), 48. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> metaphorically, <span class="accented">to quench, i. e. to suppress, stifle</span>: <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">πνεῦμα</span>, divine influence, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a> (<span class="greek2">ἀγάπην</span>, <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-7.htm">Song of Solomon 8:7</a>; <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">πάθη</span>, 4 Macc. 16:4; <span class="greek2">χόλον</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 9, 678; <span class="greek2">ὕβριν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, legg. 8, 835 d.; <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">θυμόν</span>, ibid. 10, 888 a.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>extinguish, quench. <p>A prolonged form of an apparently primary verb; to extinguish (literally or figuratively) -- go out, quench. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσβεσαν έσβεσαν ἔσβεσαν έσβεσε εσβέσθη εσβέσθησαν εσβεσμένον σβεννυνται σβέννυνται σβεννυται σβέννυται σβεννυτε σβέννυτε σβεσαι σβέσαι σβεσει σβέσει σβέσης σβεσθήναί σβεσθήσεται σβέσον σβέσων esbesan ésbesan sbennuntai sbennutai sbennute sbennyntai sbénnyntai sbennytai sbénnytai sbennyte sbénnyte sbesai sbésai sbesei sbései<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τυφόμενον οὐ <b>σβέσει</b> ἕως ἂν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> WICK <span class="itali">HE WILL NOT PUT</span> OUT, UNTIL<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">quench,</span> till<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> smoldering not <span class="itali">he will quench</span> until anyhow<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-PIM/P-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λαμπάδες ἡμῶν <b>σβέννυνται</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for our lamps <span class="itali">are going</span> out.'<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> our lamps <span class="itali">are gone out.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lamps of us <span class="itali">are going out</span><p><b><a href="/text/mark/9-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 9:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πῦρ οὐ <b>σβέννυται</b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">quenched.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fire not <span class="itali">is quenched</span><p><b><a href="/text/mark/9-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 9:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πῦρ οὐ <b>σβέννυται</b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">quenched.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fire not <span class="itali">is quenched</span><p><b><a href="/text/mark/9-48.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 9:48</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIM/P-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πῦρ οὐ <b>σβέννυται</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND THE FIRE <span class="itali">IS NOT QUENCHED.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is not <span class="itali">quenched.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9-48.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fire not <span class="itali">is quenched</span><p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 6:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ πεπυρωμένα <b>σβέσαι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you will be able <span class="itali">to extinguish</span> all<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye shall be able <span class="itali">to quench</span> all<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> flaming <span class="itali">to quench</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMA-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πνεῦμα μὴ <b>σβέννυτε</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Do not quench</span> the Spirit;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Quench</span> not the Spirit.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Spirit not <span class="itali">do quench</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἔσβεσαν</b> δύναμιν πυρός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">quenched</span> the power of fire,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Quenched</span> the violence of fire,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">quenched</span> [the] power of fire<p><b><a href="/greek/4570.htm">Strong's Greek 4570</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4570.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/esbesan_4570.htm">ἔσβεσαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sbennuntai_4570.htm">σβέννυνται — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sbennutai_4570.htm">σβέννυται — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sbennute_4570.htm">σβέννυτε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sbesai_4570.htm">σβέσαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sbesei_4570.htm">σβέσει — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4569.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4569"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4569" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4571.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4571"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4571" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>