Definition
ἀφωνος, -ον
(φωνή) [in LXX: Isaiah 53:7 (עָלַם ni.), Wis.4.19, 2Ma.3.29 * ;]
dumb, speechless: Acts 8:32 (LXX); of idols (MM, see word), 1 Corinthians 12:2; of beasts, 2 Peter 2:19; τοσαῦτα γένη φωνῶν καὶ οὐδὲν ἄ.—so many kinds of voices and none voiceless, i.e. without signification, unintelligible: 1 Corinthians 14:10.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Acts 8:32ἄφωνος · [is] silentThe eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- 1 Corinthians 12:2ἄφωνα · muteYou know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
- 1 Corinthians 14:10ἄφωνον · without meaningAssuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
- 2 Peter 2:16ἄφωνον · [ otherwise ] without speechBut he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.