Deaf/mute
κωφόςStrong’s G2974kōphos
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kōphos is the Greek word usually translated “mute”, “deaf” and “deaf man”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mute”, “deaf” and “deaf man”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mute 9
- deaf 4
- a deaf man 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 6
- Mark 3
- Luke 3
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:33And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
- Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
- Matthew 12:22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
- Matthew 15:30And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
- Matthew 15:31Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
- Mark 7:32And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
Greek dictionary
κωφός kōphos · deaf/mute
κωφός, -ή, -όν (κόπτω), [in LXX chiefly (Exo.4:11, al.) for אִלֵּם; for חָרָשׁ, Hab.2:18 ;] blunt, dull. Metaphorical, of the senses, esp. (a) of speech, dumb: Mat.9:32-33 12:22 15:30-31, Luk.1:22 11:14; (b) of hearing, deaf: Mat.11:5, Mrk.7:32, 37 9:25, Luk.7:22.† (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.