verb
fimomō
Strong’sG5392
I muzzle, silence
stem fim-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 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.
φιμόω, -ῶ
(< φιμός, a muzzle), [in LXX: De 25:4 (חסם), Da LXX Su 1:61, IV Mac 1:35 א R *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5392 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfee-mo'-o
to muzzle
Fromfrom φιμός (a muzzle);
King Jamesmuzzle.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
muzzle, οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα LXX; shut up as with a muzzle, φ. τῷ ξύλῳ τὸν αὐχένα to make fast his neck in the pillory, Refs 5th c.BC+; close, seal up, στόμα [ἄγγους] Refs 3rd c.BC+: metaphorically, muzzle, put to silence, τινα NT:— passive, to be put to silence, be silent, φιμώθητι, πεφίμωσο, NT+2nd c.AD+; τινι by or because of a thing, Refs 1st c.AD+; φιμοῦσθαι πρός τι to be mute in a matter,Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fimasiφιμώσεις | will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular | muzzle | 1× |
| fimataἐφίμωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | silenced | 1× |
| fimitaἐφιμώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | speechless | 1× |
| fimisarΦιμώθητι | happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular | silent | 2× |
| fimosērπεφίμωσο | has happened · youperfect middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | still | 1× |
| fimarōφιμοῦν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | silence | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimamō | fimame | fimami | fimama | fimamē | fimamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fimasō | fimase | fimasi1×φιμώσεις | fimasa | fimasē | fimaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimatō | fimate | fimati | fimata1×ἐφίμωσεν | fimatē | fimatelē |
| we 1st person plural | fimanō | fimane | fimani | fimana | fimanē | fimanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimavō | fimave | fimavi | fimava | fimavē | fimavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fimalō | fimale | fimali | fimala | fimalē | fimalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimomō | fimome | fimomē | fimomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fimosō | fimose | fimosē | fimoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimotō | fimote | fimotē | fimotelē |
| we 1st person plural | fimonō | fimone | fimonē | fimonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimovō | fimove | fimovē | fimovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fimolō | fimole | fimolē | fimolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimimi | fimima |
| you 2nd person singular | fimisi | fimisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimiti | fimita1×ἐφιμώθη |
| we 1st person plural | fimini | fimina |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimivi | fimiva |
| they 3rd person plural | fimili | fimila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimameiō | fimameia | fimameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fimaseiō | fimaseia | fimaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimateiō | fimateia | fimateiē |
| we 1st person plural | fimaneiō | fimaneia | fimaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimaveiō | fimaveia | fimaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fimaleiō | fimaleia | fimaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimomeiō | fimomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fimoseiō | fimoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimoteiō | fimoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | fimoneiō | fimoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimoveiō | fimoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fimoleiō | fimoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | fimiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimiteia |
| we 1st person plural | fimineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | fimileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fimasōr | fimasar | fimasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimatōr | fimatar | fimatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimavōr | fimavar | fimavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fimalōr | fimalar | fimalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fimosōr | fimosēr1×πεφίμωσο |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimotōr | fimotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimovōr | fimovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fimolōr | fimolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fimisar2×Φιμώθητι |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimivar |
| they 3rd person plural | fimilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimamoiō | fimamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fimasoiō | fimasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimatoiō | fimatoia |
| we 1st person plural | fimanoiō | fimanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimavoiō | fimavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fimaloiō | fimaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | fimosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | fimonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | fimoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fimisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimitoia |
| we 1st person plural | fiminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fimiloia |
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 | fimarō1×φιμοῦν | fimari | fimara | fimarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fimorō | fimorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | fimiri | fimira |
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 | fimarōntos | fimarintos | fimarantos | fimarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fimorōntos | fimorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | fimirintos | fimirantos |
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
fim 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
fimasi“muzzle”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:18… gar tas grafas; Bouon aloarōnton ouk fimasi, kai; Axios tos ergatos tou misthou …For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading …
fimata“silenced”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 22:34Tois de Farisaiois akouarantois hoti fimata toin Saddoukaioin sunagila epi tem autem.… the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
fimita“speechless”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 22:12… mē echarōntos endumem gamou? tos de fimita.… wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
fimisar“silent”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular2×
Mark 1:25kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus legarōntos; Fimisar kai exerchasar ek autou.But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
Luke 4:35kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus legarōntos; Fimisar kai exerchasar apo autou. kai riptarantem …But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him …
fimosēr“still”has happened · youperfect middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 4:39… anemo kai legata ta thalassa; Siōpasōr, fimosēr. kai kopazata tos anemos, kai geneta …… the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and …
fimarō“silence”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Peter 2:15… atō tem thelēmem tou theou, agathopoiarōntoin fimarō tan toiu afronoiu anthrōpoiu agnōsian;… that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.