Apostomatízō — G653
G653 · Greek — ἀποστοματίζω
Pronunciation: ap-os-tom-at-id'-zo
Definition
verb
to speak off-hand (properly, dictate), i.e. to catechize (in an invidious manner)
- to recite from memory
- to ply with questions, catechize, and so to entice to (off-hand) answers
Usually translated as
provoke to speak
Origin
from G575 and a (presumed) derivative of G4750
Occurrences
Apostomatízō occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1)
- Luke 11:53 — And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak (ἀποστοματίζειν) of many things:
Strong's Lexicon — A