phimoō · muzzle, silence

What it means

phimoō (φιμόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “muzzle, silence”.

Muzzle an animal; hence, silence, make someone be quiet.

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 tie an animal's mouth so it cannot eat.
2. To leave someone without words.

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

How it is translated

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

• Be silent ×2
• muzzle ×2
• Be still ×1
• he had silenced ×1
• was speechless ×1
• you silence ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×2
• Luke×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 22:12

  And he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without having a wedding garment?’ But he was speechless.

• Matthew 22:34

  But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered together in the same place.

• Mark 1:25

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 1 Corinthians 9:9

  For in the law of Moses it is written: You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing. It is not for the oxen that God cares, is it?

• 1 Timothy 5:18

  For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

• 1 Peter 2:15

  For so is the will of God, that by doing good you silence the ignorance of foolish people.