φιμόωphimóō
to muzzle
Greek (New Testament) · G5392
Meanings
to muzzle: 1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Timothy 5:18 (LXX); metaphorically, to put to silence: with accusative of person, Matthew 22:34, 1 Peter 2:15; passive, to be silenced, silent: Matthew 22:12, Mark 1:25, Mark 4:39, Luke 4:35.
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.
- Matthew 22:34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again.
- Mark 1:25 But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered.
- Mark 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.
- Luke 4:35 But Jesus reprimanded him. “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.
- 1 Corinthians 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.” Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.