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Lexicon :: Strong's G5392 - phimoō

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φιμόω
Transliteration
phimoō (Key)
Pronunciation
fee-mo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From phimos (a muzzle)
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Strong’s Definitions

†φιμόω phimóō, fee-mo'-o; from φιμός phimós (a muzzle); to muzzle:—muzzle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G5392 in the following manner: put to silence (2x), hold (one's) peace (2x), muzzle (2x), be speechless (1x), be still (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G5392 in the following manner: put to silence (2x), hold (one's) peace (2x), muzzle (2x), be speechless (1x), be still (1x).

  1. to close the mouth with a muzzle, to muzzle

  2. metaph.

    1. to stop the mouth, make speechless, reduce to silence

    2. to become speechless

  3. to be kept in check

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†φιμόω phimóō, fee-mo'-o; from φιμός phimós (a muzzle); to muzzle:—muzzle.
STRONGS G5392:
φιμόω, φίμω (infinitive φιμοιν, 1 Peter 2:15 WH (see their Appendix, p. 166 and Introductory § 410; Buttmann, 44 (38); see ἀποδεκατόω); future φιμώσω; 1 aorist ἐφιμωσα: passive, perfect imperative 2 person singular πεφίμωσο; 1 aorist ἐφιμώθην; (φιμός a muzzle); to close the mouth with a muzzle, to muzzle: properly, βοῦν, the ox, 1 Corinthians 9:9 R G L WH text (see κημόω); 1 Timothy 5:18, from Deuteronomy 25:4 where for חָסַם; (universally, to fasten, compress, τῷ ξύλῳ τόν αὐχένα τίνος, Aristophanes nub. 592); metaphorically, to stop the mouth, make speechless, reduce to silence: τινα, Matthew 22:34; 1 Peter 2:15; passive, to become speechless, hold one's peace, Matthew 22:12; Mark 1:25; Mark 4:39; Luke 4:35, (Josephus, b. j. prooem. § 5; book 1, 22, 3; Lucian, de morte peregr. 15; universally, to be kept in check, 4 Macc. 1:35).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
25:4
Matthew
22:12; 22:34
Mark
1:25; 4:39
Luke
4:35
1 Corinthians
9:9
1 Timothy
5:18
1 Peter
2:15; 2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5392 matches the Greek φιμόω (phimoō),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:12 - ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:34 - But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:25 - Jesus cut him short. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:39 - When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:35 - Jesus cut him short. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:9 - For the law of Moses says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.”[fn] Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:18 - For the Scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:15 - It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
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