Aphōnos ἄφωνος
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| ἄφωνος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | aphōnos |
| Strong's number | G880 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | mute |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (2) |
Aphōnos (Greek ἄφωνος, Strong's G880) is a Greek adjective meaning “mute”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀφωνος, -ον
(φωνή) [in LXX: Isa.53:7 (עָלַם ni.), Wis.4:19, 2Ma.3:29 * ;]
dumb, speechless: Act.8:32 (LXX); of idols (MM, see word), 1Co.12:2; of beasts, 2Pe.2:19; τοσαῦτα γένη φωνῶν καὶ οὐδὲν ἄ.—so many kinds of voices and none voiceless, i.e. without signification, unintelligible: 1Co.14:10.†
(AS)
(φωνή) [in LXX: Isa.53:7 (עָלַם ni.), Wis.4:19, 2Ma.3:29 * ;]
dumb, speechless: Act.8:32 (LXX); of idols (MM, see word), 1Co.12:2; of beasts, 2Pe.2:19; τοσαῦτα γένη φωνῶν καὶ οὐδὲν ἄ.—so many kinds of voices and none voiceless, i.e. without signification, unintelligible: 1Co.14:10.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dumb (3), signification (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | silent (1), mute (1), without meaning (1), without speech (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Aphōnos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 12:2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
- 1 Corinthians 14:10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 2:16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
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).