ἄφωνος (
áphōnos｜
af'-o-nos｜
adjective｜
silent; speechless)
[Grk]
ἄφωνος,
ἄμορφος LN: 33.106,
33.135 GK: G305,
G936 Hebrew: עָלַם
Derivation: from
Α (as a negative particle) and
φωνή;
Strong's: voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning
KJV: --dumb, without signification.
See: ΑSee: φωνή ἄφων-ος, ον, (φωνή)
1. voiceless, dumb, Thgn. 669, Hdt. 1.85, D. 18.191; ῥήτωρ Antiph. 196.14; κακὸν ἄ. Com.Adesp. 8 D.; stronger than ἄναυδος (q.v.), Hp. Epid. 3.17. γ; εἴδωλα [1Co 12:2]; unable to speak, of a child, Sapph. 118: c.gen., ἄ. τῆσδε τῆς ἀρᾶς unable to utter it, S. OC 865. Adv. -νως ib. 131 (lyr.): neut. pl. as Adv., ἄφωνα σημανοῦσιν.. ὡς.. A. Pers. 819.
2. with a poor voice, τραγῳδός D.T. 631.21.
3. intestate, Tab.Heracl. 1.151.
4. ἄφωνα (sc. γράμματα, στοιχεῖα) consonants, ἄ. καὶ φωνοῦντα (fort. ἄ. φωνήεντα) E. Fr. 578.2; τοῖς ἄλλοις φωνήεσί τε καὶ ἄ. Pl. Cra. 393e; τὸ σῖγμα τῶν ἀ. ἐστί Id. Tht. 203b: but esp. of mutes, τὰ ἄφθογγα καὶ ἄ. Id. Phlb. 18c, cf. Cra. 424c; opp. ἡμίφωνα, Arist. Po. 1456b28, cf. Phld. Po. 2.16, Herc. 994.28, D.H. Comp. 14, D.T. 631.20, S.E. M. 1.102.
ἄφωνος aphōnos 4x
dumb, destitute of the power of speech, [1Co 12:2]; [2Pe 2:16];
silent, mute, uttering no voice, [Act 8:32];
inarticulate, consisting of inarticulate sounds, unmeaning, [1Co 14:10]
G880 — ἄφωνος
ἁφῶν (φωνή), voiceless, dumb; without the faculty of speech; used of idols, [1Co 12:2] (cf. [Psa 115:5] (Ps. 113:13>); [Hab 2:18]); of beasts, [2Pe 2:16]. [1Co 14:10] τοσαῦτα γένη φωνῶν καί οὐδέν αὐτῶν (L T Tr WH omit αὐτῶν) ἄφωνον, i. e. there is no language destitute of the power of language (R. V. text no kind (of voice) is without signification) (cf. the phrases βίος ἀβίωτος a life unworthy of the name of life, χάρις ἄχαρις). used of one that is patiently silent or dumb: ἀμνός, [Act 8:32] from [Isa 53:7]. (In Greek writings from (Theog.), Pindar, Aeschylus down.)
ἀφωνος , - ον
( φωνή ),
[in LXX : [Isa 53:7] (H5956 ni .), Wis 4:19 , 2Ma 3:29 * ;]
dumb, speechless: [Act 8:32] (LXX) ; of idols ( MM , s.v. ), [1Co 12:2]; of beasts, [2Pe 2:19]; τ o σαῦτα γένη φωνῶν καὶ οὐδὲν ἄ . so many kinds of voices and none voiceless, i.e . without signification, unintelligible: [1Co 14:10]. †
ἄφωνος / ἄμορφος原文音譯：¥fwnoj 阿-賀挪士
詞類次數：形容詞（4）
原文字根：不-聲音
字義溯源：無聲的，緘默的，不能說話的，啞吧，無意思的；由（G1（α / ἄλφα）=G427（ἄνευ）*=無）與（G5456（φωνή）*=聲音）組成
出現次數：總共（4）；徒（1）；林前（2）；彼後（1）
譯字彙編：
1）不會說話的（1）[彼後2:16]；
2）是無意思的（1）[林前14:10]；
3）啞吧（1）[林前12:2]；
4）無聲（1）[徒8:32]