ἀποστοματίζωapostomatízō
to speak off-hand (properly, dictate), i.e. to catechize (in an invidious manner)
Greek (New Testament) · G653
Meanings
1. In classical Greek, to speak from memory, to dictate to a pupil.
2. In late Gk., to catechize, question: Luke 11:53.
Same root
- ἀπόapó · G575"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- 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.
- Luke 11:53 As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.