Strong G880ἄφωνος
mute
- Transliteration
- aphōnos
- Pronunciation
- af'-o-nos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed 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)
In the Bible
Strong G880 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dumb3
- signification1
First verses
- 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:
- 1 Corinthians 12:2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
- 1 Corinthians 14:10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
- 2 Peter 2:16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἄφων-ος, ον,
(φωνή) voiceless, dumb, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 669, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.85, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.191; ῥήτωρ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 196.14; κακὸν ἄ. “Comica Adespota” 8 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; stronger than ἄναυδος (which see), [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 3.17. ; εἴδωλα NT.1Cor.12.2)]; unable to speak, of a child, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 118: with _genitive_, ἄ. τῆσδε τῆς ἀρᾶς)] unable to utter it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 865)]. adverb -νως[Refs ([prev. work] 131 (Lyric poetry))]: neuter plural as adverb, ἄφωνα σημανοῦσιν.. ὡς.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 819.)]
2 with a poor voice, τραγῳδός[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus 631.21.)]
3 intestate, [Refs (Tab.Heracl. 1.151.)]
4 ἄφωνα (i.e. γράμματα, στοιχεῖα) consonants, ἄ. καὶ φωνοῦντα (perhaps ἄ. φωνήεντα) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 578.2; τοῖς ἄλλοις φωνήεσί τε καὶ ἄ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 393e; τὸ σῖγμα τῶν ἀ. ἐστί [prev. author] “Tht.” 203b)]: but especially of mutes, τὰ ἄφθογγα καὶ ἄ.[Refs ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 18c, compare “Cra.” 424c)]; opposed to ἡμίφωνα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1456b28, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 2.16, “Herc.” 994.28, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 14, 2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus 631.20, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 1.102.)]
(φωνή) voiceless, dumb, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 669, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.85, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.191; ῥήτωρ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 196.14; κακὸν ἄ. “Comica Adespota” 8 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]; stronger than ἄναυδος (which see), [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 3.17. ; εἴδωλα NT.1Cor.12.2)]; unable to speak, of a child, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 118: with _genitive_, ἄ. τῆσδε τῆς ἀρᾶς)] unable to utter it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 865)]. adverb -νως[Refs ([prev. work] 131 (Lyric poetry))]: neuter plural as adverb, ἄφωνα σημανοῦσιν.. ὡς.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 819.)]
2 with a poor voice, τραγῳδός[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus 631.21.)]
3 intestate, [Refs (Tab.Heracl. 1.151.)]
4 ἄφωνα (i.e. γράμματα, στοιχεῖα) consonants, ἄ. καὶ φωνοῦντα (perhaps ἄ. φωνήεντα) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 578.2; τοῖς ἄλλοις φωνήεσί τε καὶ ἄ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 393e; τὸ σῖγμα τῶν ἀ. ἐστί [prev. author] “Tht.” 203b)]: but especially of mutes, τὰ ἄφθογγα καὶ ἄ.[Refs ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 18c, compare “Cra.” 424c)]; opposed to ἡμίφωνα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1456b28, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 2.16, “Herc.” 994.28, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 14, 2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus 631.20, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 1.102.)]