ἄφωνος

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ἄφωνος, ον

Greek transliteration

aphōnos

Simplified transliteration

aphonos

Numbers

Strong's number

880

GK Number

936

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a-3a

Gloss

silent, mute, without speech; without meaning

Definition

dumb, destitute of the power of speech, 1 Cor. 12:2; 2 Pet. 2:16; silent, mute, uttering no voice, Acts 8:32; inarticulate, consisting of inarticulate sounds, unmeaning, 1 Cor. 14:10*

Greek-English Concordance for ἄφωνος

Acts 8:32	Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: “As a sheep to the slaughter he was led, and as a lamb dumb (aphōnos \| ἄφωνος \| nom sg masc) before its shearer, so he opens not his mouth.
1 Corinthians 12:2	You know that when you were pagans you were somehow seduced and led astray to idols that could not speak (aphōna \| ἄφωνα \| acc pl neut).
1 Corinthians 14:10	There are who-knows-how-many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning (aphōnon \| ἄφωνον \| nom sg neut).
2 Peter 2:16	But he was rebuked for his own transgression — a dumb (aphōnon \| ἄφωνον \| nom sg neut) donkey, speaking with the voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

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