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+# κατασφραγίζω/katasphragizō
+This word is an action. It is a verb.
+
+* This word means to secure something with a seal.
+    * People secured written messages with a seal. The person who received a message could see the unbroken seal and could know that no one else opened the message. 
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+See:  Revelation 5:1