Original: ἐπιστομίζω

Transliteration: epistomízō

Phonetic: ep-ee-stom-id'-zo

Short Definition: Stop mouths

- Original: ἐπιστομίζω

- Transliteration: Epistomizo

- Phonetic: ep-ee-stom-id'-zo

- Definition:

1. to bridle or stop up the mouth

2. metaph. to stop the mouth, reduce to silence

- Origin: from G1909 and G4750

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1909 and G4750; to put something over the mouth that is (figuratively) to silence: - stop mouths.