kóphos: blunt, dullOriginal Word: κωφός, ή, όν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Phonetic Spelling: (ko-fos')
Short Definition: dumb, deaf
Definition: (lit: blunted) dumb, dull, deaf.
NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origin
of uncertain origin
deaf (4), mute (6), mute man (3), one who (1), one who was deaf (1).
Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 2974: κωφός
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 From kopto; blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb) -- deaf, dumb, speechless. see GREEK kopto
From kopto; blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb) -- deaf, dumb, speechless.
see GREEK kopto
Englishman's ConcordanceStrong's Greek 2974
κωφοὶ — 2 Occ.
κωφὸν — 5 Occ.
κωφός — 4 Occ.
κωφούς — 3 Occ.
Matthew 9:32 Adj-AMS
GRK: αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπον κωφὸν δαιμονιζόμενον
NAS: As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed
KJV: to him a dumb man
INT: to him a man mute possessed by a demon
Mark 7:32 Adj-AMS