κωφός kōphos

Greek word for “deaf/mute” · Strong’s G2974 · used 14 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

κωφός, -ή, -όν; (κόπτω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for kōphos in context, with how often each is used:

• mute 6
• deaf 4
• mute man 2
• mute and 1
• deaf man 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 9 (2), Matthew 15 (2), Mark 7 (2), Matthew 11 (1), Matthew 12 (1), Mark 9 (1), Luke 1 (1), Luke 7 (1), Luke 11 (1)

Forms

• κωφὸν 4
• κωφός 4
• κωφοὶ 2
• κωφοὺς 2
• κωφούς 1
• κωφόν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kōphos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• τυφλός tuphlos “blind” 5
• χωλός chōlos “lame” 4
• λαλέω laleō “to speak” 6
• ὄχλος ochlos “crowd” 5
• ἄλαλος alalos “mute” 2
• θαυμάζω thaumazō “to marvel” 3
• κυλλός kullos “crippled” 2
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 4
• λεπρός lepros “leprous” 2
• περιπατέω peripateō “to walk” 3
• δαιμονίζομαι daimonizomai “be demonised” 2
• ἀναβλέπω anablepō “to look up/again” 2

Key verses

The verses using kōphos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 9:32 — As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
• Matthew 9:33 — And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
• Matthew 11:5 — The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to…
• Matthew 12:22 — Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
• Matthew 15:30 — And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he…
• Matthew 15:31 — Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the…
• Mark 7:32 — And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
• Mark 7:37 — And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
• Mark 9:25 — When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him,…
• Luke 1:22 — And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained…
• Luke 7:22 — Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are…
• Luke 11:14 — And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.