φιμόω-ῶ [ῑ] lier fortement la tête, particul. :
      1 museler, acc. SPT. Deut. 25, 4 ; fig. réduire au silence, NT. Matth. 22, 34 ; au pass. NT. Marc. 1, 24 ; 4, 39 ; fig. LUC. Per. 15 ; φιμώθητι, NT. Luc. 4, 35 ; Marc. 1, 25 ; πεφίμωσο, NT. Marc. 4, 39, sois muselé ! càd. paix ! silence ! φιμοῦσθαι πρός τι, JOS. B.J. proœm. 5 ; SEXT. M. 8, 275, être muet pour qqe ch. ;
      2 enserrer ou étreindre le cou, particul. attacher au pilori, AR. Nub. 592.

Étym. φιμός.

muzzle, οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα LXX De. 25.4; shut up as with a muzzle, φ. τῷ ξύλῳ τὸν αὐχένα to make fast his neck in the pillory, Ar. Nu. 592 (troch.); close, seal up, στόμα [ἄγγους] Asclep. ap. Gal. 12.984; metaph, muzzle, put to silence, τινα Ev. Matt. 22.34; — Pass., to be put to silence, be silent, φιμώθητι, πεφίμωσο, Ev. Marc. 1.25, 4.39, cf. Luc. Peregr. 15, Mim. Oxy. 413.122; τινι by or because of a thing, J. BJ 1.22.3, cf. 5.1.5; φιμοῦσθαι πρός τι to be mute in a matter, ib. Prooem. 5, S.E. M. 8.275.

[ῑ], schnüren, festbinden, knebeln, τῷ ξύλῳ τὸν αὐχένα, ins Holz, in den Bock spannen, Ar. Nub. 582. Dah. bes. den Mund verschließen, NT ; οἱ ἐχθροὶ ἐπεφίμωντο Luc. Peregrin. 15 ; Hesych. erkl. δεσμέω.

φιμόω, -ῶ
(< φιμός, a muzzle), [in LXX: Deu.25:4 (חָסַם), Dan LXX Su 1:61, 4Ma.1:35 א R * ;]
to muzzle: 1Co.9:9, 1Ti.5:18' (LXX) ; metaph., to put to silence: with accusative of person(s), Mat.22:34, 1Pe.2:15; pass., to be silenced, silent: Mat.22:12, Mrk.1:25 4:39, Luk.4:35.†
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