Phimóō — G5392

G5392 · Greek — φιμόω

Pronunciation: fee-mo'-o

Definition

verb

to muzzle

  1. to close the mouth with a muzzle, to muzzle
  2. metaphorically, to stop the mouth, make speechless, reduce to silence

Usually translated as

muzzle

Origin

from phimós (a muzzle)

Occurrences

Phimóō occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (2), Luke (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Timothy (1), 1 Peter (1)

Strong's Lexicon — P