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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:32 - As they were going away, behold, a dumb demoniac was brought to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:33 - And when the demon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:22 - Then a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:30 - And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:31 - so that the throng wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:32 - And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they besought him to lay his hand upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:37 - And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:25 - And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - And when he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them and remained dumb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - And he answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:14 - Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled.
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