# φιμόω/phimoō Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. * This word can mean to be silent or have nothing to say. **Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being. Sometimes this word is an action. It is a verb. * This word can mean to muzzle. It talks about putting something over an animal's mouth so that it cannot eat.