δαμάζωdamázō
to tame, subdue: Mark 5:4, James 3:7; metaphorically, τ.
Greek (New Testament) · G1150
Meanings
γλῶσσαν, James 3:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Mark 5:4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
- James 3:7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish,
- James 3:8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.