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ἐπιστομίζω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐπιστομίζω
Greek transliteration: 
epistomizō
Simplified transliteration: 
epistomizo
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1993
GK Number: 
2187
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2a(1)
Gloss: 
to silence, formally, to stop the mouth
Definition: 
to apply a curb, or muzzle; met. to put to silence, Tit. 1:11*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπιστομίζω

Titus 1:11 It is therefore necessary to muzzle (epistomizein | ἐπιστομίζειν | pres act inf ) those who are upsetting entire households by teaching what is not proper for shameful gain.