HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4964
מֶ֫תֶג
me.teg — bridle
1) bridle 1a) bridle (for animals) 1b) control, authority (fig.)
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Bridle
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7448
רֶ֫סֶן
re.sen — bridle
1) something that restrains, halter, jaw 1a) halter 1a1) of restraint thrown off (fig) 1b) jaw (of crocodile)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5469
χαλινός
chalinos — bridle
χαλινός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for מֶתֶג ;] a bridle: Jas.3:3, Rev.14:20.† (AS)
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χαλιναγωγέω
chalinagōgeō — to bridle
χαλιναγωγέω, -ῶ (χαλινός, ἄγω), to lead with a bridle; metaphorically, to bridle, restrain: with accusative, γλῶσσαν, Jas.1:26; σῶμα, Jas.3:2.† (AS)
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ἐπιστομίζω
epistomizō — to silence
ἐπι-στομίζω (στόμα), to bridle; metaphorically, to stop the mouth, to silence: Tit.1:11.† (AS)
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פַּ֫חַז
pa.chaz — recklessness
recklessness, wantonness, unbridled license, frothiness
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רֶ֫סֶן
re.sen — Resen
§ Resen = "bridle" a place in Assyria between Nineveh and Calah
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ἀκόλαστος
akolastos — unrestrained
1. Lat. non castigatus, unchastised, undisciplined, unbridled, (Herdotus Historicus), attic, etc. 2. licentious, intemperate , opposite to σώφρων, (Sophocles Tragicus), etc.:—; so in adverb, ἀκολάστως ἔχειν (Plato Philosophus); comparative, ἀκολαστοτέρως ἔχειν πρός τι to be too intemperate in a thing, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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ζεύγνυμι
zeugnumi — harness
1. to yoke, put to , ἵππους (Homer), etc.; ζ. ἵππους ὑφ᾽ ἅρματα, ὑφ᾽ ἅρμασιν, ὑπ᾽ ὄχεσφιν, ὑπ᾽ ἀμάξηισιν (Iliad by Homer);—;(so in Mid., ἵππους ζεύγνυσθαι to put to one's horses, (Homer));—;also of riding horses, to harness, saddle and bridle , ζεῦξαι Πάγασον (Pindar):—;of chariots, to put to, get ready , (Homer) 2. to bind, bind fast , (Xenophon Historicus):—;Pass., φάρη ἐζευγμέναι having them fastened , (Euripides) 3. metaphorically, πότμωι ζυγείς in the yoke of fate, (Pindar); ἀνάγκηι, ὁρκίοις ζυγείς (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. to join together , σανίδες ἐζευγμέναι well-joined , (Iliad by Homer) 5. to join in wedlock , (Euripides):—;in Mid., of the husband, to wed , (Euripides):—;Pass. to be married , (Sophocles Tragicus) 6. to join opposite banks by bridges , τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον ζεῦξαι (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;also, γέφυραν ζεῦξαι to form a bridge, (Herdotus Historicus) 7. to undergird ships with ropes , (Thucydides) (ML)
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ἡνία
hēnia — reins
sandal-thongg, reigns, bridle
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φιμός
phimos — a rein
1. a muzzle , Lat. capistrum, (Lucian) 2. the nose-band of a horse's bridle, fitted with pipes through which the horses' breath made a whistling sound, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 3. a kind of cup , used as a dice-box , Lat. fritillus, (Aeschines Orator) (ML)
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Three Hebrew words are thus rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Heb. mahsom’ signifies a muzzle or halter or bridle, by which the rider governs his horse (Ps. 39:1). (2.) Me’theg, rendered also “bit” in Ps. 32:9, which is its proper meaning. Found in 2 Kings 19:28, where the restraints of God’s providence are metaphorically styled his “bridle” and “hook.” God’s placing a “bridle in the jaws of the people” (Isa. 30:28; 37:29) signifies his preventing the Assyrians from carrying out their purpose against Jerusalem. (3.) Another word, re’sen, was employed to represent a halter or bridle-rein, as used Ps. 32:9; Isa. 30:28. In Job 30:11 the restraints of law and humanity are called a bridle.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.