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Koine Greek wordlink #29803

SR GNT Mark 9:25 κωφόν (kōfon) ‘to it mute and deaf spirit I am commanding’ Strongs=29740 Lemma=kōfos
Word role=adjective case=vocative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=32 AD

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Only use of identical word form κωφόν (A-VNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κωφόν’ (A-VNS) is always and only glossed as ‘deaf’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kōfos’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a deaf’, ‘deaf’, ‘mute’, ‘mute man’.

Greek words (4) other than κωφόν (A-VNS) with a gloss related to ‘deaf’

MARK 7:32 κωφόν (kōfon) S-AMS ‘and they are bringing to him a deaf and speech_impaired man and’ SR GNT Mark 7:32 word 4

OET-LV: 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. (MRK_7:32)

OET-RV: 32 The people there brought a man to him who couldn’t hear or speak, and asked Yeshua to heal him. (MRK 7:32)

MARK 7:37 κωφούς (kōfous) S-AMP ‘he has done both the deaf he is making to_be hearing and’ SR GNT Mark 7:37 word 12

OET-LV: 37 And they _were _being_ exceedingly _astonished saying: He _has _done all things well, he _is _making both the deaf to _be _hearing and the_mute to _be _speaking. (MRK_7:37)

OET-RV: 37 The crowds were totally amazed, saying, “He can do anything—he makes the deaf able to hear, and enables the ones who couldn’t speak.” (MRK 7:37)

MAT 11:5 κωφοί (kōfoi) S-NMP ‘lepers are_being cleansed and deaf are hearing and dead’ SR GNT Mat 11:5 word 9

OET-LV: 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. (MAT_11:5)

OET-RV: 5 those who were blind can see now, lame people are now walking, people will leprosy are ‘clean’, deaf people can now hear, dead people have been brought back to life, and the good message is being preached to the poor. (MAT 11:5)

LUKE 7:22 κωφοί (kōfoi) S-NMP ‘lepers are_being cleansed and deaf are hearing dead are_being raised’ SR GNT Luke 7:22 word 33

OET-LV: 22 And answering he _said to _them: Having _been _gone, report to _Yōannaʸs what things you _all _saw and you _all _heard: blind are _receiving _sight, lame are _walking, lepers are _being _cleansed, and deaf are _hearing, dead are _being _raised: poor are _being _good _message _preached. (LUK_7:22)

OET-RV: 22 so then he answered them, “Go and tell Yohan everything that you’ve seen and heard here: how blind people can see again, lame people are walking now, people with leprosy are clear, some dead have come back to life, and the good message is being preached to the poor. (LUK 7:22)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AMP=accusative,masculine,plural AMS=accusative,masculine,singular NMP=nominative,masculine,plural VNS=vocative,neuter,singular