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Strong's G4570 σβέννυμι (sbennymi)

Sbennymi means “go out” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4570 — magal (“going”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4570
Language Greek
Linked Usages 49
Books 20

Strong's G4570 Quick Answer

Strong's G4570 σβέννυμι (sbennumi) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. sbennumi (sben'-noo-mee) v. 1. to extinguish {literally or figuratively} It has 49 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include quench, quenched, and out. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
sbennumi (sben'-noo-mee) v. 1. to extinguish {literally or figuratively}
Usage
49 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
quench, quenched, and out

Meaning and Definition

sbennumi (sben'-noo-mee) v. 1. to extinguish {literally or figuratively} [a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb] KJV: go out, quench

Original Word
σβέννυμι
Transliteration
sbennumi
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4570. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to extinguish

Usage: σβέννυμι [in LXX chiefly for כָּבָה ;] of fire or things on fire, to quench: with accusative, Mat.12:20, Eph.6:16, Heb.11:34; pass., Mat.25:8, Mrk.9:48, [44, 46]. Metaphorical (cf. Sng.8:7, 4Ma.16:4): τὸ πνεῦμα, 1Th.5:19.† ζβέννυμι, for σβ-, 1Th.5:19 T (see WH, Notes, 148).† (AS)

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How Strong's G4570 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sbennumi, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

quench Matthew 12:20 quenched Mark 9:44 out Matthew 25:8

How Strong's G4570 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4570 (σβέννυμι) appears 42 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4570 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4570 in the New Testament

8 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 12:20 KJV

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Matthew 25:8 KJV

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

Mark 9:44 KJV

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Strong's G4570 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Leviticus 6:2 Septuagint / Brenton

Charge Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of whole burnt offering; this is the whole burnt offering in its burning on the altar all the night till the morning; and the fire of the altar shall burn on it, it shall not be put out.

Leviticus 6:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, and shall not be extinguished; and the priest shall burn on it wood every morning, and shall heap on it the whole burnt offering, and shall lay on it the fat of the peace offering.

Leviticus 6:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished.

Strong's G4570 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

3 Maccabees 6:34 Septuagint / Brenton

Those who had marked them out as for death and for carrion, and had registered them with joy, howled aloud, and were clothed with shame, and had the fire of their rage ingloriously put out.

4 Maccabees 3:17 Septuagint / Brenton

For the temperate mind has power to conquer the pressure of the passions, and to quench the fires of excitement,

4 Maccabees 9:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And the wheel was defiled all over with blood, and the hot ashes were quenched by the droppings of gore, and pieces of flesh were scattered about the axles of the machine.

Usage Excerpts

First 49 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4570.

Leviticus 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Charge Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of whole burnt offering; this is the whole burnt offering in its burning on the altar all the night till the morning; and the fire of the altar shall burn on it, it shall not be put out.
Leviticus 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, and shall not be extinguished; and the priest shall burn on it wood every morning, and shall heap on it the whole burnt offering, and shall lay on it the fat of the peace offering.
Leviticus 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished.
2 Kingdoms 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold the whole family rose up against thy handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that smote his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and we will take away even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband remnant or name on the face of the earth.
2 Kingdoms 21:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him and smote the Philistine, and slew him. Then the men of David swore, saying, Thou shalt not any longer go out with us to battle, and thou shalt not quench the lamp of Israel.
4 Kingdoms 22:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because they have forsaken me, and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me with the works of their hands: therefore my wrath shall burn forth against this place, and shall not be quenched.
2 Chronicles 29:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they have shut up the doors of the temple, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense, and have not offered whole burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 34:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because they have forsaken me, and burned incense to strange gods, that they might provoke me by all the works of their hands; and my wrath is kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.
Job 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, And the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
Job 16:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And my strength has been spent on the ground.
Job 18:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, And their flame shall not go up.
Job 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His light shall be darkness in his habitation, And his lamp shall be put out with him.
Job 21:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, And destruction shall come upon them, And pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
Job 30:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They are sons of fools and vile men, Whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth.
Job 34:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he quite destroys the ungodly, For they are seen before him.
Job 40:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Bring down also the proud man; And consume at once the ungodly.
Proverbs 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the name of the ungodly man is extinguished.
Proverbs 24:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the evil man shall have no posterity: And the light of the wicked shall be put out.
Song of Solomon 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Much water will not be able to quench love, And rivers shall not drown it; If a man would give all his substance for love, Men would utterly despise it.
Isaiah 1:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their strength shall be as a thread of tow, and their works as sparks, and the transgressors and the sinners shall be burned up together, and there shall be none to quench them.
Isaiah 34:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and it shall never be quenched, and her smoke shall go up: it shall be made desolate throughout her generations,
Isaiah 42:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench; but he shall bring forth judgment to truth.
Isaiah 43:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
who brought forth chariots and horse, and a mighty multitude: but they have lain down, and shall not rise: they are extinct, as quenched flax.
Isaiah 66:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall go forth, and see the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched; and they shall be a spectacle to all flesh.
Jeremiah 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Circumcise yourselves to your God, and circumcise your hardness of heart, ye men of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my wrath go forth as fire, and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your devices.
Jeremiah 7:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, my anger and wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and upon the men, and upon the cattle, and upon every tree of their field, and upon the fruits of the land; and it shall burn, and not be quenched.
Jeremiah 17:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But it shall come to pass, if ye will not hearken to me to sanctify the Sabbath day, to bear no burdens, nor go in with them by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the streets of Jerusalem, and shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 21:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Judge judgment in the morning, and act rightly, and rescue the spoiled one from the hand of him that wrongs him, lest mine anger be kindled like fire, and it burn, and there be none to quench it.
Ezekiel 21:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt say to the forest of Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord, even the Lord; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame that is kindled shall not be quenched, and every face shall be scorched with it from the south to the north.
Ezekiel 21:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all flesh shall know that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
Ezekiel 32:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will veil the heavens when thou art extinguished, and will darken the stars thereof; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Amos 5:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Seek ye the Lord, and ye shall live; lest the house of Joseph blaze as fire, and it devour him, and there shall be none to quench it for the house of Israel.
Matthew 12:20 New Testament, KJV
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Matthew 25:8 New Testament, KJV
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Mark 9:44 New Testament, KJV
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:46 New Testament, KJV
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:48 New Testament, KJV
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Ephesians 6:16 New Testament, KJV
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Hebrews 11:34 New Testament, KJV
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
3 Maccabees 6:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Those who had marked them out as for death and for carrion, and had registered them with joy, howled aloud, and were clothed with shame, and had the fire of their rage ingloriously put out.
4 Maccabees 3:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the temperate mind has power to conquer the pressure of the passions, and to quench the fires of excitement,
4 Maccabees 9:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the wheel was defiled all over with blood, and the hot ashes were quenched by the droppings of gore, and pieces of flesh were scattered about the axles of the machine.
4 Maccabees 18:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
O that bitter, and yet not bitter, day when the bitter tyrant of the Greeks, quenching fire with fire in his cruel caldrons, brought with boiling rage the seven sons of the daughter of Abraham to the catapult, and to all his torments!
Wisdom of Solomon 2:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Which being extinguished, our body shall be turned to ashes, And our spirit shall vanish as the soft air,
Wisdom of Solomon 16:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For, which is most to be wondered at, The fire had more force in the water, that quencheth all things: For the world fighteth for the righteous.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, He will not leave off till he die.
Wisdom of Sirach 28:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: If thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: And both these come out of thy mouth.
Wisdom of Sirach 28:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; And it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; It shall be sent upon them as a lion, And devour them as a leopard.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4570, grouped by book.

Leviticus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4570 FAQ

What does sbennymi (σβέννυμι) mean?

Sbennymi (Strong's G4570) is a Greek word most simply glossed "go out". sbennumi (sben'-noo-mee) v. 1. to extinguish {literally or figuratively}

How many times is sbennymi (σβέννυμι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 49 linked usages for Strong's G4570 across 20 books.

Where can I study sbennymi (σβέννυμι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4570 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate sbennymi (σβέννυμι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as quench, quenched, and out. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4570 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 32 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4570, with linked reader references where each row is available.