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Lexicon :: Strong's G880 - aphōnos

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ἄφωνος
Transliteration
aphōnos (Key)
Pronunciation
af'-o-nos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and φωνή (G5456)
mGNT
4x in 3 unique form(s) TR
4x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄφωνος áphōnos, af'-o-nos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5456; voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning:—dumb, without signification.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G880 in the following manner: dumb (3x), without signification (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G880 in the following manner: dumb (3x), without signification (1x).

  1. voiceless, dumb

  2. without faculty of speech

    1. of idols

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄφωνος áphōnos, af'-o-nos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5456; voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning:—dumb, without signification.
STRONGS G880:
ἄφωνος, -ον, (φωνή), voiceless, dumb; without the faculty of speech; used of idols, 1 Corinthians 12:2 (cf. Psalm 115:5 (Psalm 113:13); Habakkuk 2:18); of beasts, 2 Peter 2:16. 1 Corinthians 14:10 τοσαῦτα γένη φωνῶν καὶ οὐδὲν αὐτῶν [L T Tr WH omit αὐτ.] ἄφωνον, i. e. there is no language destitute of the power of language [R. V. text no kind (of voice) is without signification] (cf. the phrases βίος ἀβίωτος a life unworthy of the name of life, χάρις ἄχαρις). used of one that is patiently silent or dumb: ἀμνός, Acts 8:32 from Isaiah 53:7. (In Greek writings from [Theog.], Pindar, Aeschylus down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
115:5
Isaiah
53:7
Habakkuk
2:18
Acts
8:32
1 Corinthians
12:2; 14:10
2 Peter
2:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G880 matches the Greek ἄφωνος (aphōnos),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:32 - The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter.
And as a lamb is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:2 - You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:10 - There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:16 - But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.
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