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Lexicon :: Strong's G2974 - kōphos

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κωφός
Transliteration
kōphos (Key)
Pronunciation
ko-fos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

κωφός kōphós, ko-fos'; from G2875; blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb):—deaf, dumb, speechless.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G2974 in the following manner: dumb (8x), deaf (5x), speechless (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G2974 in the following manner: dumb (8x), deaf (5x), speechless (1x).

  1. blunted, dull

    1. blunted (or lamed) in tongue, dumb

    2. blunted, dull in hearing

    3. deaf

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κωφός kōphós, ko-fos'; from G2875; blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb):—deaf, dumb, speechless.
STRONGS G2974:
κωφός, κωφη, κωφόν (κόπτω to beat, pound), blunted, dull; properly, βέλος, Homer, Iliad 11, 390; hence
a. blunted (or lamed) in tongue; dumb: Matthew 9:32; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 15:30; Luke 1:22; Luke 11:14 (Herodotus and following; the Sept. for אִלֵּם Habakkuk 2:18).
b. blunted, dull, in hearing; deaf: Matthew 11:5; Mark 7:32, 37; Mark 9:25; Luke 7:22 (Homer h. Merc. 92; Aeschylus, Xenophon, Plato, and following; the Sept. for חֵרֵשׁ, Exodus 4:11; Isaiah 43:8; Psalm 37:14 (Ps. 38:14), etc.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
4:11
Psalms
37:14; 38:14
Isaiah
43:8
Habakkuk
2:18
Matthew
9:32; 11:5; 12:22; 15:30
Mark
7:32; 7:37; 9:25
Luke
1:22; 7:22; 11:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2974 matches the Greek κωφός (kōphos),
which occurs 14 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:32 -

Now as they were going out, behold, a mute G2974, demon-possessed man [fn]was brought to Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:33 - And after the demon was cast out, the mute G2974 man G2974 spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has [fn]ever been seen in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf G2974 hear, the dead are raised up, and the POOR HAVE THE [fn]GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:22 -

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute G2974 was brought to [fn]Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute G2974 man G2974 spoke and saw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:30 - And [fn]large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute G2974, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:31 - So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute G2974 speaking, the crippled [fn]restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:32 - And they *brought to Him one G2974 who was deaf G2974 and spoke with difficulty, and they *pleaded with Him to lay His hand on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:37 - And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf G2974 to hear and the mute to speak.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was [fn]rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf G2974 spirit, [fn]I command you, come out of him and do not enter him [fn]again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. And he kept [fn]making signs to them, and remained mute G2974.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf G2974 hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:14 -

And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute G2974. Now it happened that when the demon had gone out, the mute G2974 man G2974 spoke, and the crowds marveled.

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