ΑΦΩΝΟΣ, αφωνος
APHŌNOS, aphōnos
Sounds Like: ah-FOH-nos
Translations: voiceless, mute, dumb, speechless
From the root: ΑΦΩΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This adjective describes something or someone that is without a voice, unable to speak, or silent. It can refer to a person who is physically unable to speak, an animal that does not make a sound, or even an inanimate object like an idol that cannot speak. It emphasizes the absence of sound or the inability to produce speech.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Masculine or Feminine; or Nominative, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
Strong’s number: G0880 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΩΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΦΩΝΑ — mute, speechless, voiceless, dumb, without sound
- ἈΦΩΝΟΝ — voiceless, mute, speechless, dumb, a voiceless thing, a mute thing
- ἈΦΩΝΟΥΣ — mute, speechless, dumb, without a voice
- ΑΦΩΝΑ — mute, speechless, dumb, without sound, silent
- ΑΦΩΝΟΝ — mute, speechless, dumb, without sound, a mute, a dumb person
- ΑΦΩΝΟΥΣ — mute, speechless, without a voice, dumb
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