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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Adjective Strong's Number: g216 Greek: alalos

Dumb:

lit., "speechless" (a, negative, and laleo, "to speak"), is found in Mar 7:37; 9:17, 25. In the Sept., Psa 38:13.

A-2 Adjective Strong's Number: g880 Greek: aphonos

Dumb:

lit., "voiceless, or soundless" (a, negative, and phone, "a sound"), has reference to voice, Act 8:32; 1Cr 12:2; 2Pe 2:16, while alalos has reference to words. In 1Cr 14:10 it is used metaphorically of the significance of voices or sounds, "without signification." In the Sept. Isa 53:7.

A-3 Adjective Strong's Number: g2974 Greek: kophos

Dumb:

denotes "blunted or dulled;" see DEAF.

B-1 Verb Strong's Number: g4623 Greek: siopao

Dumb:

from siope, "silence, to be silent," is used of Zacharias' "dumbness," Luk 1:20.
See PEACE (hold one's).

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