χαλιναγωγέω
chalinagōgéō
“to be a bit-leader, i.e. to curb (figuratively)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to be a bit-leader, i.e. to curb (figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. to guide with a bridle; met. to bridle, control, sway, Jas. 1:26; 3:2*
Translated in KJV as
bridle
Etymology
from a compound of G5469 (χαλινός) and the reduplicated form of G71 (ἄγω);
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