Strong's Greek Concordance

G1993: ἐπιστομίζω

epistomízō · “to silence”

Definition

to put something over the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) to silence

KJV translates it as: stop mouths

Word origin: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4750 (στόμα);

Extended definition

ἐπι-στομίζω
(στόμα),
to bridle; metaphorically, to stop the mouth, to silence: Tit.1:11.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G1993 is translated

  • to silence; ×1

Bible verses with G1993 (epistomízō)

Epistomízō appears in 1 verse.

  • Titus 1:11

    Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.