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kōphos G2974

κωφός (kōphos) means “deaf/mute” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κωφός Greek · G2974 13 tagged occurrences in 11 verses

Pronunciation guide: ko-fos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2974

κωφός · kōphos · deaf/mute

κωφός, -ή, -όν (κόπτω), [in LXX chiefly (Exo.4:11, al.) for אִלֵּם; for חָרָשׁ, Hab.2:18 ;] blunt, dull. Metaphorical, of the senses, esp. (a) of speech, dumb: Mat.9:32-33 12:22 15:30-31, Luk.1:22 11:14; (b) of hearing, deaf: Mat.11:5, Mrk.7:32, 37 9:25, Luk.7:22.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(lit: blunted) dumb, dull, deaf.

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How translators render G2974

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
mute 2
the deaf 2
the mute 2
a man who was deaf 1
deaf 1
he 1
man 1
man who had been mute 1
unable to speak 1
who was mute 1
you deaf 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
dumb 4
the deaf 3
the dumb 3
a dumb 1
deaf 1
one that was deaf 1
speechless 1

Verses containing G2974

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  1. Matthew 9:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.

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  2. Matthew 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

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  3. Matthew 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

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  4. Matthew 12:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

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  5. Matthew 15:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

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  6. Mark 7:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

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  7. Mark 7:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

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  8. Mark 9:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”

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  9. Luke 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.

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  10. Luke 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

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  11. Luke 11:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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