ἄφωνοςáphōnos
voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning
Greek (New Testament) · G880
Meanings
dumb, speechless: Acts 8:32(LXX); of idols, 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.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 8:32 The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter. And as a lamb is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.
- 1 Corinthians 12:2 You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols.
- 1 Corinthians 14:10 There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning.
- 2 Peter 2:16 But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.