Dictionary entry

σβέννυμι

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σβέννυμι

[in LXX chiefly for כּבה;]

of fire or things on fire, to quench: c. acc, Mt 12:20, Eph 6:16, He 11:34; pass., Mt 25:8, Mk 9:[44, 46], 48, Metaph. (cf. Ca 8:7, IV Mac 16:4): τὸ πνεῦμα, I Th 5:19.†