Definition
φιμόω, -ῶ
(φιμός, a muzzle), [in LXX: Deuteronomy 25:4 (חָסַם), Dan LXX Sus.1.61, 4Ma.1.35 א R * ;]
to muzzle: 1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Timothy 5:18" (LXX) ; metaphorically, to put to silence: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 22:34, 1 Peter 2:15; pass., to be silenced, silent: Matthew 22:12, Mark 1:25; 4:39, Luke 4:35.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φιμόω:
- חָסַםcha.sam“to muzzle”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Matthew 22:12ἐφιμώθη · [the man] was speechless‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
- Matthew 22:34ἐφίμωσεν · [Jesus] had silencedAnd when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Mark 1:25Φιμώθητι · Be silentBut Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
- Mark 4:39πεφίμωσο · Be stillThen Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
- Luke 4:35Φιμώθητι · Be silentBut Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
- 1 Corinthians 9:9κημώσεις · Do not muzzleFor it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
- 1 Timothy 5:18φιμώσεις · Do not muzzleFor the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
- 1 Peter 2:15φιμοῦν · you should silenceFor it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.