ἐπιστομίζωepistomízō
to bridle; metaphorically, to stop the mouth, to silence: Titus 1:11.
Greek (New Testament) · G1993
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- στόμαstóma · G4750the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Titus 1:11 They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.