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σιωπάω

Lemmaσιωπάω
Citation formσιωπάω
Part of speechverb
GlossI keep silence
Strong’sG4623
Transliterationsiōpáō
Definitionto be dumb (but not deaf also, like 2974 properly); figuratively, to be calm (as quiet water)
KJV glosses:--dumb, (hold) peace.
Derivationfrom (silence, i.e. a hush; properly, muteness, i.e. involuntary stillness, or inability to speak; and thus differing from , which is rather a voluntary refusal or indisposition to speak, although the terms are often used synonymously)
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