phimoo describes bringing speech or expression to a stop, from commands for silence to restraint of an ox or ignorance.

The attested usage chiefly concerns silencing: commands address a demon, the wind and sea, and a person left unable to answer, while another clause reports the Sadducees as silenced. It also appears in instructions or aims to restrain an ox and the ignorance of foolish people.

1. Commanding silence · dominant

   In Luke 4:35 and Mark 1:25, the second-person aorist passive form occurs in Jesus' rebuke before the demon comes out; the APB renders the command "Be silent." In Mark 4:39, the second-person perfect passive form is spoken to the sea, and the APB renders the clause "Be silent, be still" before the wind ceases.

   Luke 4:35Mark 1:25Mark 4:39
2. Leaving someone unable to answer · common

   In Matthew 22:12, the third-person aorist passive form follows the question about entering without wedding clothing, and the APB renders the result "he was muzzled." In Matthew 22:34, the third-person aorist active form describes what the Pharisees heard had happened to the Sadducees; the APB renders them as "silenced."

   Matthew 22:12Matthew 22:34
3. Applying restraint · common

   In 1 Timothy 5:18, the future active form occurs in the instruction concerning an ox treading grain; the APB renders the clause "You shall not muzzle an ox." In 1 Peter 2:15, the present active infinitive states that doing good restrains "the ignorance of foolish humans" in the APB's rendering.

   1 Timothy 5:181 Peter 2:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "Be silent" in Luke 4:35, Mark 1:25, and Mark 4:39, while Matthew 22:12 and Matthew 22:34 use "muzzled" and "silenced." It also retains "muzzle" for the ox and for ignorance.