Mute
ἄλαλοςStrong’s G0216alalos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Alalos is the Greek word usually translated “mute”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mute”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mute 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 3
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 9:17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
- 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.
Greek dictionary
ἄλαλος alalos · mute
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mute” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MUTE, adjective
[Latin mutus.]
- Silent; not speaking; not uttering words, or not having the power of utterance; dumb. mute may express temporary silence, or permanent inability to speak.
- Uttering no sound; as mute sorrow.
- Silent; not pronounced; as a mute letter.
All definitions and other forms of “mute”
MUTE, noun
In law, a person that stands speechless when he ought to answer or plead.
- In grammar, a letter that represents no sound; a close articulation which intercepts the voice.
- In music, a little utensil of wood or brass, used on a violin to deaden or soften the sounds.
MUTE, verb intransitive
To eject the contents of the bowels, a birds.
MUTE, noun
The dung of fowls.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.