UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: κωφός; -ή, -όν

Related lemmas: κόπτω

Sense 1: dumb, mute, unable to speak, incapable of talking

Semantic entry: 33.106

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Speak, Talk

Definition: pertaining to not being able to speak or talk

MAT 9:32: RV MAT 9:32 · LV MAT 9:32 · Read together MAT 9:32

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OET-RV MAT 9:32

32 As they were leaving, some people brought a man to Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) who was demon-possessed and unable to talk.

OET-LV MAT 9:32

32 And them coming _out, see, they _brought to _him mute being _demon _possessed.

MAT 9:33: RV MAT 9:33 · LV MAT 9:33 · Read together MAT 9:33

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OET-RV MAT 9:33

33 After the demon was driven out, the man was able to speak, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever happened before in Yisrael (Israel).”

OET-LV MAT 9:33

33 And the demon having _been _throw _out, the mute man spoke.
And the crowds marvelled saying:
It _was_ never _seen thus in the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 9:32–33 · RV MAT 12:22 · RV MAT 15:30–31 · LV MAT 9:32–33 · LV MAT 12:22 · LV MAT 15:30–31 · Read together MAT 9:32–33 · Read together MAT 12:22 · Read together MAT 15:30–31

LUK: RV LUK 1:22 · RV LUK 11:14 · LV LUK 1:22 · LV LUK 11:14 · Read together LUK 1:22 · Read together LUK 11:14

Sense 2: deaf

Semantic entry: 24.68

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: Hear

Definition: pertaining to being unable to hear

Notes: In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘deaf’ is an idiom, for example, ‘his ears are closed’ or ‘he has no ears’ or ‘his ears are stone.’

MAT 11:5: RV MAT 11:5 · LV MAT 11:5 · Read together MAT 11:5

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OET-RV MAT 11:5

5 people who were blind can see now, lame people are now walking, people with leprosy are ‘clean’, deaf people can now hear, dead people have been brought back to life, and the good message is being declared to poor people.

OET-LV MAT 11:5

5 blind are _receiving _sight, and lame are _walking, lepers are _being _cleansed, and deaf are _hearing, and dead are _being _raised, and poor are _being _good _message _preached.

MRK 7:32: RV MRK 7:32 · LV MRK 7:32 · Read together MRK 7:32

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OET-RV MRK 7:32

32 The people there brought a man to him who couldn’t hear or speak, and asked Yeshua to heal him.

OET-LV MRK 7:32

32 And they _are _bringing a_deaf and speech _impaired man to _him, and they _are _imploring him that he _may _lay _on his hand on _him.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 11:5 · LV MAT 11:5 · Read together MAT 11:5

MRK: RV MRK 7:32 · RV MRK 7:37 · RV MRK 9:25 · LV MRK 7:32 · LV MRK 7:37 · LV MRK 9:25 · Read together MRK 7:32 · Read together MRK 7:37 · Read together MRK 9:25

LUK: RV LUK 7:22 · LV LUK 7:22 · Read together LUK 7:22

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κωφός

Form 1

Sense 1: dumb, mute, unable to speak, incapable of talking

Sense 2: deaf