Greek root word (lemma) ‘ἄφωνος’ (afōnos)

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This root form (lemma) ‘ἄφωνος’ is used in 4 different forms in the Greek originals: ἄφωνον (1, A-····NNS), ἄφωνα (1, A-····ANP), ἄφωνος (1, S-····NMS), ἄφωνον (1, S-····NNS).

It is glossed in 2 different ways: ‘silent’(3), ‘silent is’(1).

Have 4 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘afōnos’ in the Greek originals

Acts 8:32 ἄφωνος (afōnos) Substantive Adjective NMS ‘the one having shaved him silent thus not he is opening_up’ SR GNT Acts 8:32 word 25

OET-LV: 32 And the passage of_ the _scripture which he_was_reading was this:   he_was_led As a_sheep to the_slaughter, and silent as a_lamb before the one having_shaved him, thus he_is_ not _opening_up the mouth of_him. (ACT 8:32)

OET-RV: 32 Now the particular passage that he was reading was this:
 ⇔ ‘He was led away like a sheep being led to the slaughterhouse,
 ⇔ and stayed as silent as a lamb being shorn
 ⇔ so he never opened his mouth. (ACT 8:32)

1 Cor 12:2 ἄφωνα (afōna) Adjective ANP ‘you_all were to idols silent as would you_all were_being led’ SR GNT 1 Cor 12:2 word 10

OET-LV: 2 You_all_have_known that when pagans you_all_were, to the idols the silent as would you_all_were_being_led, being_led_away you. (CO1 12:2)

OET-RV: 2 You all know that when you were still pagans, you were enticed and led astray in front of idols that can’t even speak. (CO1 12:2)

1 Cor 14:10 ἄφωνον (afōnon) Substantive Adjective NNS ‘the world and not_one kind silent is’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:10 word 13

OET-LV: 10 So_many if it_might_happen, kinds of_languages are in the_world, and not_one kind silent is. (CO1 14:10)

OET-RV: 10 There’s certainly many different languages in the world, but none of them are without meaning, (CO1 14:10)

2 Pet 2:16 ἄφωνον (afōnon) Adjective NNS ‘for his own lawlessness a donkey silent in of a human a voice’ SR GNT 2 Pet 2:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 but he_had a_rebuke for_his_own lawlessness, a_ silent _donkey having_spoken in of_a_human a_voice, because/forbade the insanity of_the prophet. (PE2 2:16)

OET-RV: 16 but he was scolded for his sin when a normally dumb donkey spoke to him with a man’s voice to stop his madness. (PE2 2:16)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective ANP=accusative, neuter, plural NMS=nominative, masculine, singular NNS=nominative, neuter, singular