Strong's Lexicon
G653
G653 — ἀποστοματίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G653 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀποστοματίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G575 and a (presumed) derivative of G4750 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | apostomatizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-os-tom-at-id'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to speak off-hand (properly, dictate), i.e. to catechize (in an invidious manner) |
| KJV Renderings: | provoke to speak |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀποστοματίζω; (στοματίζω — not extant — from στόμα); properly, "to speak ἀπό στόματος (cf. ἀποστηθίζω);
1. to recite from memory: Themistius, or. 20, p. 238, Hard. edition; to repeat to a pupil (anything) for him to commit to memory: Plato, Euthyd., p. 276 c., 277 a.; used of a Sibyl prophesying, Plutarch, Thes. 24.
2. to ply with questions, catechize, and so to entice to (off-hand) answers: τινα, Luk 11:53.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀποστοματίζω (provoke to speak)
Luke 11:53
- KJV: And as he said these things unto them the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge vehemently and to provoke him to speak of many things
- GK: λέγοντος δε αυτού ταύτα προς αυτούς ήρξαντο οι γραμματείς και οι Φαρισαίοι δεινώς ενέχειν και αποστοματίζειν αυτόν περί πλειόνων