Word study · Greek
sbénnymi
quench
Say it: SBEN-noo-mee (approximate)
σβέννυμι
What it means
To put out, extinguish (a fire or a lamp). In 5:19, "don't quench the Spirit," a picture of the Spirit as a fire. In Matthew 25:8, the lamps of the foolish virgins "are going out."
Range of meaning
- QuenchPut out.
- ExtinguishStop burning.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 5
"Don't quench the Spirit" (5:19).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4570 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources