Redirected from επιϲτομιζειν, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΕΠΙΣΤΟΜΙΖΕΙΝ, επιστομιζειν
EPISTOMIZEIN, epistomizein
Sounds Like: ep-ee-sto-MI-zane
Translations: to muzzle, to stop the mouth, to silence, to put to silence, to refute
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΟΜΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to put a muzzle on someone or something, metaphorically extending to silencing or refuting an opponent. It implies stopping someone from speaking or arguing, often by presenting a conclusive argument or evidence. It is a compound word formed from 'ΕΠΙ' (upon, over) and 'ΣΤΟΜΑ' (mouth).
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G1993 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Titus — 1:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΤΟΜΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΣΤΟΜΙΖΕΙΝ — to muzzle, to stop the mouth, to silence, to stop, to shut up
- ἘΠΙΣΤΟΜΙΟΥΝΤΑΣ — muzzling, stopping the mouth, silencing, refuting
- ἘΠΙΣΤΟΠΟΙΕΙΤΟ — was silencing, was stopping the mouth, was muzzling, was bridling
- ΕΠΙΣΤΟΜΙΖΩ — to bridle, to stop the mouth, to silence, to muzzle
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