What does ἐπιστομίζω (epistomízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιστομίζω (epistomízō) is a Greek word meaning "to silence".
Greek · G1993
ἐπιστομίζω
To silence
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ἐπιστομίζωG1993
Pronunciationepistomízō
What does ἐπιστομίζω (epistomízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιστομίζω (epistomízō) is a Greek word meaning "to silence".
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How does the BSB render G1993?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include be silenced (1).
Where does ἐπιστομίζω (epistomízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Titus 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbe silenced1×Titus 1:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowTitus 1:11
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Titus1
Source forms
ἐπιστομίζειν1xepistomizeinTitus 1:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xTitus 1:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to silence
Source Gloss
to silence
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(στόμα), to bridle; metaphorically, to stop the mouth, to silence: Tit.1:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Titus 1:11Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐπιστομίζειν·epistomizein
I muzzle, silence
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπιστομίζω is built from these roots: