ἐπιτιμάω epitimaō

Greek word for “to rebuke” · Strong’s G2008 · used 29 times in 29 verses

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Meaning

ἐπι-τιμάω, -ῶ; 1. to honour.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for epitimaō in context, with how often each is used:

• rebuked 14
• rebuking 6
• do rebuke 3
• warned 2
• rebuke 2
• having strictly warned 1
• would that he rebuke 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 8 (3), Luke 4 (3), Luke 9 (3), Mark 10 (2), Luke 18 (2), Matthew 8 (1), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 16 (1), Matthew 17 (1), Matthew 19 (1)

Forms

• ἐπετίμησεν 14
• ἐπετίμων 3
• ἐπιτίμησον 3
• ἐπιτιμᾶν 2
• ἐπετίμησαν 2
• ἐπιτιμῶν 2
• ἐπετίμα 1
• ἐπιτιμήσας 1
• ἐπιτιμήσαι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with epitimaō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• γαλήνη galēnē “calm” 3
• φιμόω phimoō “to muzzle” 3
• σιωπάω siōpaō “be quiet” 3
• δαιμόνιον daimonion “demon” 4
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 5
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 5
• ἄνεμος anemos “wind” 3
• ἐλεέω eleeō “to have mercy” 3
• προσφέρω prospherō “to bring to” 3
• Δαυείδ Daueid, Dauid, Dabid “David” 3
• κράζω krazō “to cry” 3
• διεγείρω diegeirō “to arouse” 2

Key verses

The verses using epitimaō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 8:26 — And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
• Matthew 19:13 — Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
• Mark 4:39 — And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
• Mark 8:33 — But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of…
• Mark 9:25 — When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him,…
• Luke 4:35 — And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
• Luke 4:41 — And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that…
• Luke 8:24 — And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and…
• Luke 9:55 — But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
• Luke 17:3 — Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
• 2 Timothy 4:2 — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• Jude 1:9 — Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.