verb

epistomizamō

Greekἐπιστομίζω (epistomizō)

Strong’sG1993

I muzzle, silence

stem epistomiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

silenced1×

What it means

* ἐπι-στομίζω

(< στόμα),

to bridle; metaph., to stop the mouth, to silence: Tit 1:11.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1993 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-stom-id'-zo

to put something over the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) to silence

Fromfrom G1909 and G4750;

King Jamesstop mouths.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
epistomizarōἐπιστομίζειν	happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive	silenced	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	epistomizamō	epistomizame	epistomizami	epistomizama	epistomizamē	epistomizamelē
you 2nd person singular	epistomizasō	epistomizase	epistomizasi	epistomizasa	epistomizasē	epistomizaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epistomizatō	epistomizate	epistomizati	epistomizata	epistomizatē	epistomizatelē
we 1st person plural	epistomizanō	epistomizane	epistomizani	epistomizana	epistomizanē	epistomizanelē
ye 2nd person plural	epistomizavō	epistomizave	epistomizavi	epistomizava	epistomizavē	epistomizavelē
they 3rd person plural	epistomizalō	epistomizale	epistomizali	epistomizala	epistomizalē	epistomizalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	epistomizameiō	epistomizameia	epistomizameiē
you 2nd person singular	epistomizaseiō	epistomizaseia	epistomizaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epistomizateiō	epistomizateia	epistomizateiē
we 1st person plural	epistomizaneiō	epistomizaneia	epistomizaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	epistomizaveiō	epistomizaveia	epistomizaveiē
they 3rd person plural	epistomizaleiō	epistomizaleia	epistomizaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	epistomizasōr	epistomizasar	epistomizasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epistomizatōr	epistomizatar	epistomizatēr
ye 2nd person plural	epistomizavōr	epistomizavar	epistomizavēr
they 3rd person plural	epistomizalōr	epistomizalar	epistomizalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	epistomizamoiō	epistomizamoia
you 2nd person singular	epistomizasoiō	epistomizasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epistomizatoiō	epistomizatoia
we 1st person plural	epistomizanoiō	epistomizanoia
ye 2nd person plural	epistomizavoiō	epistomizavoia
they 3rd person plural	epistomizaloiō	epistomizaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epistomizarō1×ἐπιστομίζειν	epistomizari	epistomizara	epistomizarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epistomizarōtos	epistomizaritos	epistomizaratos	epistomizarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

epistomizstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

epistomiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

epistomizarō“silenced”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

Titus 1:11“silenced”hoin datō epistomizarō, hotinois holoin oikoin anatrepalō didaskarōtois heim mē datō aischreu kerdeu charin.who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.