653 - apostomatizó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ἀποστοματίζω
Transliteration: apostomatizó
Definition (short): question
Definition (full): to catechize, to question

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from apo and stoma
Definition: to catechize, i.e. to question
NASB Translation: question...closely (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From apo and a (presumed) derivative of stoma; to speak off-hand (properly, dictate), i.e. To catechize (in an invidious manner) -- provoke to speak.

see GREEK apo

see GREEK stoma

References

Strong's 653: 1 Occurrences
KJV: And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
NASB: When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,