Damazō δαμάζω
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| δαμάζω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | damazō |
| Strong's number | G1150 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to tame |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | James (2) |
Damazō (Greek δαμάζω, Strong's G1150) is a Greek verb meaning “to tame”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
δαμάζω
[in LXX: Dan.2:40 (חֲשַׁל) * ;]
to tame, subdue: Mrk.5:4, Jas.3:7; metaphorically, τ. γλῶσσαν, Jas.3:8 (Field, Notes, 237f.).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Dan.2:40 (חֲשַׁל) * ;]
to tame, subdue: Mrk.5:4, Jas.3:7; metaphorically, τ. γλῶσσαν, Jas.3:8 (Field, Notes, 237f.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tame (2), tamed (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | subdue (1), are being tamed (1), have been tamed (1), tame (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Damazō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 5:4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
James
- James 3:7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
- James 3:8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).