Word study · Greek
phimóō
muzzle
Say it: fee-MO-o (approximate)
φιμόω
What it means
To muzzle, to silence. In 5:18, "you shall not muzzle the ox"; in Mark 1:25 and 4:39, Jesus tells the demon and the storm to "be silent" (the same verb); in 1 Peter 2:15, "put to silence the ignorance of foolish men."
Range of meaning
- MuzzleClose the mouth of.
- SilenceMake quiet.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"You shall not muzzle the ox" (5:18).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5392 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources