verb
fimimō
Greekφιμόω (fimoō)
Strong’sG5392
I muzzle, silence
stem fim-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| fimisērπεφίμωσο | has happened · youperfect 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimimō | fimime | fimimi | fimima | fimimē | fimimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fimisō | fimise | fimisi | fimisa | fimisē | fimiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimitō | fimite | fimiti | fimita1×ἐφιμώθη | fimitē | fimitelē |
| we 1st person plural | fiminō | fimine | fimini | fimina | fiminē | fiminelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimivō | fimive | fimivi | fimiva | fimivē | fimivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fimilō | fimile | fimili | fimila | fimilē | fimilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimimeiō | fimimeia | fimimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fimiseiō | fimiseia | fimiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimiteiō | fimiteia | fimiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | fimineiō | fimineia | fimineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimiveiō | fimiveia | fimiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fimileiō | fimileia | fimileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fimisōr | fimisar2×Φιμώθητι | fimisēr1×πεφίμωσο |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimitōr | fimitar | fimitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimivōr | fimivar | fimivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fimilōr | fimilar | fimilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fimimoiō | fimimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fimisoiō | fimisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fimitoiō | fimitoia |
| we 1st person plural | fiminoiō | fiminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fimivoiō | fimivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fimiloiō | 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 |
| acted on passive voice | fimirō | fimiri | fimira | fimirē |
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 | fimarōtos | fimaritos | fimaratos | fimarētos |
| acted on passive voice | fimirōtos | fimiritos | fimiratos | fimirētos |
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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
fimasi“muzzle”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:18“muzzle”legatō gar tas grafas; Bouon aloarōton ouk fimasi, kai; Axios tos ergatos tou misthou autou.For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
fimata“silenced”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 22:34“silenced”Tois de Farisaiois akouaratois hoti fimata toin Saddoukaioin sunagila epi tem autem.And when 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“speechless”kai legatō auto; Hetairor, pōs eiserchasa hōde mē echarōtos endumem gamou? tos de fimita.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
fimisar“silent”happened · youaorist passive imperative 2nd person singular2×
Mark 1:25“silent”kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus legarōtos; Fimisar kai exerchasar ek autou.But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
Luke 4:35“silent”kai epitimata auto tos Iēsus legarōtos; Fimisar kai exerchasar apo autou. kai riptaratem auton tem daimonem eis tem mesem exerchata apo autou mēdenem blaptaratem auton.But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
fimisēr“still”has happened · youperfect passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
Mark 4:39“still”kai diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai legata ta thalassa; Siōpasōr, fimisēr. kai kopazata tos anemos, kai gineta galēnas megas.Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
fimarō“silence”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Peter 2:15“silence”hoti houtōs atō tem thelēmem tou theou, agathopoiarōtoin fimarō tan toiu afrōnoiu anthrōpoiu agnōsian;For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.