verb
epistomizamō
Strong’sG1993
I muzzle, silence
stem epistomiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* ἐπι-στομίζω
(< στόμα),
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect future -ῐῶRefs 4th c.BC+: (στόμα):—bridle, curb, ἵππον conjecture in Refs 1st c.AD+; [δελφῖνας] Refs 2nd c.AD+: metaphorically, curb, bridle, τοὺς ἐχθρούς NT+5th c.BC+; silence a speaker, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, ἐπεστομίσθη Refs 5th c.BC+
II. of flute-players, ἐ. ἑαυτὸν φορβειᾷ καὶ αὐλοῖς put on the mouthpiece and flutes, Refs 1st c.AD+; but ὁ αὐλὸς ἐ. Refs: hence, gag, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III. throw on his face, τινά Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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 | epistomizarōntos | epistomizarintos | epistomizarantos | epistomizarēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epistomizarō“silenced”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Titus 1:11hoin datō epistomizarō, hotinois holoin oikoin anatrepalō didaskarōntois heim …who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain …