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φιμόω

Strong’s: G5392

Associated OET lemmas: φιμόω

UBS entries sharing a lemma or Strong’s identifier: κημόω (G5392a)

Other spellings: φιμοῦμαι

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to muzzle, to keep from eating

Semantic entry: 44.6

Semantic domains: Animal Husbandry, Fishing

Definition: to put something over or around the mouths of animals so as to prevent them from eating

Notes: In some languages it may be necessary to employ some type of descriptive equivalent of ‘to muzzle,’ for example, ‘do not tie the mouth of the ox so that it cannot eat’ or ‘do not cover the mouth of the ox so that it cannot eat.’

TI1 5:18: RV TI1 5:18 · LV TI1 5:18 · Read together TI1 5:18

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OET-RV TI1 5:18

18 because the scriptures say, “Don’t muzzle the ox working on the threshing floor,” and “A worker deserves their wages.”

OET-LV TI1 5:18

18 For/Because the scripture is _saying:
Not you _will _be _muzzling an_ox threshing, and:
Worthy is the worker of _the wage of _him.

Sense 2: to silence

Semantic entry: 33.123

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Keep Silent

Definition: to cause someone to have nothing to say

MAT 22:34: RV MAT 22:34 · LV MAT 22:34 · Read together MAT 22:34

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OET-RV MAT 22:34

34 But when the Farisaios party heard that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) had silenced the Saddoukaios (Sadducees), they decided to work together,

OET-LV MAT 22:34

34 But the Farisaios_party having _heard that he _silenced the Saddoukaios_sect, were _gathered _together with the same.

LUK 4:35: RV LUK 4:35 · LV LUK 4:35 · Read together LUK 4:35

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OET-RV LUK 4:35

35 Yeshua rebuked the demon, saying, “Be quiet! Now come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man to the floor right in the middle of them, and came out of him, and left him feeling perfectly fine.

OET-LV LUK 4:35

35 And the Yaʸsous gave _rebuke to _it saying:
Be _silenced, and come _out from him.
And the demon having _thrown_ him _down into the midst, came _out from him, nothing having _harmed him.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 22:34 · LV MAT 22:34 · Read together MAT 22:34

LUK: RV LUK 4:35 · LV LUK 4:35 · Read together LUK 4:35

PE1: RV PE1 2:15 · LV PE1 2:15 · Read together PE1 2:15

Sense 3: to stop making a sound, to become quiet

Semantic entry: 14.86

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Sound

Definition: to cause to cease to make a sound

MRK 1:25: RV MRK 1:25 · LV MRK 1:25 · Read together MRK 1:25

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OET-RV MRK 1:25

25 But Yeshua scolded it, saying, “Keep quiet!”, and, “Come out of him!”

OET-LV MRK 1:25

25 And the Yaʸsous gave _rebuke to _him saying:
Be _silenced and come _out out _of him.

MRK 4:39: RV MRK 4:39 · LV MRK 4:39 · Read together MRK 4:39

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OET-RV MRK 4:39

39 Now awake, Yeshua scolded the wind and waves, “Quieten down! Stop that!” Then the wind died down and the lake became very calm.

OET-LV MRK 4:39

39 And having _been _awoke, he _gave _rebuke to _the wind and said to _the sea:
Be _keeping _silent, be _silenced.
And the wind died _down and became a_ great _calm.

Sense 4: to have nothing to say, to say nothing

Semantic entry: 33.122

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Keep Silent

Definition: to have nothing to say, with the implication of being prevented from speaking (compare φιμός ‘muzzle,’ not occurring in the NT)

Forms: φιμοῦμαι

MAT 22:12: RV MAT 22:12 · LV MAT 22:12 · Read together MAT 22:12

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OET-RV MAT 22:12

12 and demanded, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without the right clothes?’ But the man had nothing to say.

OET-LV MAT 22:12

12 and he _is _saying to _him:
Friend, how you _came _in here not having clothing of _wedding?
And he was _silenced.