Definition
δαμάζω
[in LXX: Daniel 2:40 (חֲשַׁל) * ;]
to tame, subdue: Mark 5:4, James 3:7; metaphorically, τ. γλῶσσαν, James 3:8 (Field, Notes, 237f.).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Mark 5:4δαμάσαι · to subdueThough he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
- James 3:7δαμάζεται · are being tamed; δεδάμασται · have been tamedAll kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
- James 3:8δαμάσαι · tame…but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.