- Original: ἐπιστομίζω - Transliteration: Epistomizo - Phonetic: ep-ee-stom-id'-zo - Definition: 1. to bridle or stop up the mouth 2. metaph. to stop the mouth, reduce to silence - Origin: from G1909 and G4750 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1909 and G4750 ; to put something over the mouth that is (figuratively) to silence: - stop mouths. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • stopped, 1 Titus 1:11