epitimaō · rebuke, warn

What it means

epitimaō (ἐπιτιμάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “rebuke, warn”.

Rebuke, reprove; order sternly.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To scold sharply, even the wind or a demon.
2. To order sternly that something not be done or said.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• rebuked ×14
• rebuke ×5
• rebuking ×3
• he warned ×2
• warned ×2
• were rebuking ×2
• reprove ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Mark×9
• Luke×12
• 2 Timothy×1
• Jude×1

• Matthew 8:26

  And he says to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

• Matthew 12:16

  and he warned them not to make him known,

• Matthew 16:22

  And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never happen to you.”

• Matthew 17:18

  And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

• Matthew 19:13

  Then children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.

• Matthew 20:31

  But the crowd rebuked them so that they would be silent; but they cried out louder, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

• Mark 1:25

  And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”

• Mark 3:12

  And he sternly warned them not to make him known.

• Mark 4:39

  And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

• Mark 8:30

  And he warned them to tell no one about him.

• Mark 8:32

  And he was speaking the word openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

• Mark 8:33

  But he, turning around and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter and says, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not thinking the things of God but the things of men.”

• Mark 9:25

  And when Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never again enter into him!”

• Mark 10:13

  And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

• Mark 10:48

  And many were rebuking him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

• Luke 4:35

  And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in the middle, it came out of him, doing him no harm.

• Luke 4:39

  And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she got up and began serving them.

• Luke 4:41

  And demons also were coming out from many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And rebuking them, he would not let them speak, because they knew him to be the Messiah.

• Luke 8:24

  And they came and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the surge of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

• Luke 9:21

  But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,

• Luke 9:42

  And while he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

• Luke 9:55

  But turning, he rebuked them.

• Luke 17:3

  Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he changes his mind, forgive him.

• Luke 18:15

  And they were bringing to him even the babies, so that he might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them.

• Luke 18:39

  And those who were going ahead were rebuking him so that he would be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

• Luke 19:39

  And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

• Luke 23:40

  But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same condemnation?

• 2 Timothy 4:2

  proclaim the word; be ready in season and out of season; rebuke, reprove, exhort, with all patience and teaching.

• Jude 1:9

  But when Michael the archangel, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring a judgment of blasphemy, but said, May the Lord rebuke you.