Mute
ἄφωνοςStrong’s G0880aphōnos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aphōnos is the Greek word usually translated “mute”, “silent” and “without meaning”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mute”, “silent” and “without meaning”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mute 2
- silent 1
- without meaning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Acts 1
- 2 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
Greek dictionary
ἄφωνος aphōnos · mute
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)
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.