adjective
kōfos
Greekκωφός (kōfos)
Strong’sG2974
dumb, deaf
stem kōf-14 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κωφός, -ή, -όν
(< κόπτω), [in LXX chiefly (Ex 4:11, al.) for אִלֵּם; for חֵרֵשׁ, Hb 2:18;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2974 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidko-fos'
blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb)
Fromfrom G2875;
King Jamesdeaf, dumb, speechless.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kōfos4×κωφός | kōfas | kōfem2×κωφόν | kōfois2×κωφοὶ | kōfais | kōfeim |
| object accusative | kōfon3×κωφὸν | kōfan | kōfoin3×κωφοὺς | kōfain | ||
| direct address vocative | kōfor | kōfar | kōfoir | kōfair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | kōfou | kōfau | kōfeu | kōfoiu | kōfaiu | kōfeiu |
| to, for dative | kōfo | kōfa | kōfe | kōfoi | kōfai | kōfei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kōf is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
kōfos“mute”subjectnominative singular4×
Matthew 9:33“mute”kai ekballirateu teu daimoneu lalata tos kōfos. kai thaumazala tois ochlois legarōtois; Oudepote fainita houtōs en to Israēl.And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
Matthew 12:22“mute”Tote prosferita auto daimonizerōtos tuflos kai kōfos; kai therapeuata auton, hōste ton kōfon lalarō kai bleparō.Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
Luke 1:22“unable to speak”exercharatos de ouk dunete lalara autoi, kai epignōskala hoti optasian horatē en to nao; kai autos ate dianeuarōtos autoi, kai diamenate kōfos.When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
Luke 11:14“mute”Kai ate ekballarōtos daimonem kōfem; gineta de teu daimoneu exercharateu lalata tos kōfos. kai thaumazala tois ochlois;One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
kōfon“mute”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 9:32“mute”Autoiu de exercherōtoiu idou prosferala auto anthrōpon kōfon daimonizerōton;As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
Matthew 12:22“mute”Tote prosferita auto daimonizerōtos tuflos kai kōfos; kai therapeuata auton, hōste ton kōfon lalarō kai bleparō.Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
Mark 7:32“deaf”kai feralō auto kōfon kai mogilalon, kai parakalalō auton hina epitithateia auto tan cheiran.Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
kōfem“deaf”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Mark 9:25“deaf”horaratos de tos Iēsus hoti episuntrechatō ochlos epitimata te pneume te akatharte legarōtos aute; Tem alalem kai kōfem pneumem, mis epitassamō si, exerchasar ek autou kai mēketi eiserchaseia eis auton.When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
Luke 11:14“mute”Kai ate ekballarōtos daimonem kōfem; gineta de teu daimoneu exercharateu lalata tos kōfos. kai thaumazala tois ochlois;One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
kōfois“deaf”subjectnominative plural2×
Matthew 11:5“deaf”tuflois anablepalō kai chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō kai kōfois akoualō, kai nekrois egeirilō kai ptōchois euangelizilō;The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Luke 7:22“deaf”kai apokriniratos legata autoi; Poreuiratois apangellavar Iōanno heim horava kai akouava; tuflois anablepalō, chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō, kōfois akoualō, nekrois egeirilō, ptōchois euangelizilō;So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
kōfoin“mute”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 15:30“mute”kai proserchala auto ochlois pollois echarōtois meta heautoiu kōfoin, tufloin, chōloin, kulloin, kai heteroin polloin, kai riptala autoin para toin podoin autou, kai therapeuata autoin;Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 15:31“mute”hōste ton ochlon thaumazara bleparōtoin kōfoin lalarōtoin kulloin hugioin kai chōloin peripatarōtoin kai tufloin bleparōtoin; kai doxazala ton theon Israēl.The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
Mark 7:37“deaf”kai huperperissōs ekplēssile legarōtois; Kalōs panteim poiatē, kai toin kōfoin poiatō akouarō kai alaloin lalarō.The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”