Alalos ἄλαλος
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| ἄλαλος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | alalos |
| Strong's number | G216 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | mute |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Alalos (Greek ἄλαλος, Strong's G216) is a Greek adjective meaning “mute”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἄ-λαλος, -ον
(λάλος, talkative), [in LXX: Psa.31:18 (אָלַם ni.) Psa.38:13 (אִלֵּם)* ;]
dumb, speechless: Mrk.7:37 9:17, 25.†
(AS)
(λάλος, talkative), [in LXX: Psa.31:18 (אָלַם ni.) Psa.38:13 (אִלֵּם)* ;]
dumb, speechless: Mrk.7:37 9:17, 25.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dumb (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | mute (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Alalos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 7:37And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
- Mark 9:17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).