Greek · Strong's G880
ἄφωνος
aphonosaf'-o-nos
voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice)
1890 spelling: áphōnos
- α1
- φ500
- ω800
- ν50
- ο70
- ς200
Isopsephy 1,621
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning
Rendered in the KJV as
dumb, without signification.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἄφωνα1
- ἄφωνον1
- ἄφωνον·1
- ἄφωνος,1
How it is rendered · 3
- mute2
- [is] silent,1
- without meaning;1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSN · 2
- A-APN · 1
- A-NSM · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 12:2ἄφωναaphōnaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluralYou know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.here: mute
- 1 Corinthians 14:10ἄφωνον·aphōnonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAssuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.here: without meaning;