φιμόω phimoō · G5392
to muzzle
φιμόω, -ῶ; (φιμός, a muzzle), [in LXX: Deu.25:4 (חָסַם), Dan LXX Su 1:61, 4Ma.1:35 א R * ; ] ; to muzzle: 1Co.9:9, 1Ti.5:18" (LXX) ; metaphorically, to put to silence: with accusative of person(s), Mat.22:34, 1Pe.2:15; pass., to be silenced, silent: Mat.22:12, Mrk.1:25 4:39, Luk.4:35.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φῑμ-όω, ; muzzle, οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα []; shut up as with a muzzle, φ. τῷ ξύλῳ τὸν αὐχένα to make fast his neck in the pillory, []; close, seal up, στόμα [ἄγγους] []: metaphorically, muzzle, put to silence, τινα []:— passive, to be put to silence, be silent, φιμώθητι, πεφίμωσο, []; τινι by or because of a thing, []; φιμοῦσθαι πρός τι to be mute in a matter,[]
Where it's used 8 times
Matthew 22:12 · Matthew 22:34 · Mark 1:25 · Mark 4:39 · Luke 4:35 · 1 Corinthians 9:9 · 1 Timothy 5:18 · 1 Peter 2:15
Source: TBESG G5392; TFLSJ G5392
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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