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GreekG5392Verb

φιμόω

phimoō

8Occurrences
G5392Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to muzzle

from (a muzzle);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to muzzle: " (LXX) ; metaphorically, to put to silence: with accusative of person(s); pass., to be silenced, silent.
LXX: (חָסַם), Dan LXX א R *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

φιμόω appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2
Mark
2
1 Corinthians
1
1 Peter
1
1 Timothy
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 9:9BSB

For 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 Peter 2:15BSB

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

1 Timothy 5:18BSB

For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

Luke 4:35BSB

But 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.

Matthew 22:12BSB

‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’But the man was speechless.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.