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1: φράσσω

(Strong's #5420 — Verb — phrasso — fras'-so )

"to fence in" (akin to phragmos, "a fence"), "close, stop," is used (a) metaphorically, in Romans 3:19 , of "preventing" all excuse from Jew and Gentile, as sinners; in 2 Corinthians 11:10 , lit., "this boasting shall not be stopped to me;" Passive Voice in both; (b) physically, of the mouths of lions, Hebrews 11:33 (Active Voice).

2: συνέχω

(Strong's #4912 — Verb — sunecho — soon-ekh'-o )

"to hold together," is rendered "stopped (their ears)" in Acts 7:57 . See HOLD.

3: ἐπιστομίζω

(Strong's #1993 — Verb — epistomizo — ep-ee-stom-id'-zo )

"to stop the mouth," Titus 1:11 : see MOUTH , B.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Stop'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/stop.html. 1940.
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