The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἄφωνος

Lemmaἄφωνος
Citation formἄφωνος, ον
Part of speechadjective
Glosssoundless, voiceless, speechless, dumb
Strong’sG0880
Transliterationáphōnos
Definitionvoiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning
KJV glosses:--dumb, without signification.
Derivationfrom (as a negative particle) and
SBLGNT occurrences4

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἄφωνα
adjective, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-)1 Corinthians 12:2
ἄφωνον
adjective, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-)1 Corinthians 14:10
adjective, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-)2 Peter 2:16
ἄφωνος
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Acts 8:32

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αφωνος.