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It is often used in the context of Jesus' healing miracles, where He restores the ability to hear and speak to those afflicted.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman world, physical disabilities such as deafness or muteness were often viewed as a result of sin or divine judgment. Those with such conditions were frequently marginalized and had limited access to religious and social life. The miraculous healings performed by Jesus, therefore, not only restored physical abilities but also reintegrated individuals into the community, demonstrating the inclusive nature of the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>blunt, dull<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>deaf (4), mute (6), mute man (3), one who (1), one who was deaf (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2974: κωφός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κωφός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κωφη</span>, <span class="greek2">κωφόν</span> (<span class="greek2">κόπτω</span> to beat, pound), <span class="accented">blunted, dull</span>; properly, <span class="greek2">βέλος</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 11, 390; hence a. <span class="accented">blunted (or lamed) in tongue; dumb</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/9-32.htm">Matthew 9:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-30.htm">Matthew 15:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-22.htm">Luke 1:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-14.htm">Luke 11:14</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> and following; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">אִלֵּם</span> <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18</a>). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">blunted, dull, in hearing; deaf</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-32.htm">Mark 7:32, 37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-25.htm">Mark 9:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-22.htm">Luke 7:22</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> h. Merc. 92; <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, and following; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">חֵרֵשׁ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/37-14.htm">Psalm 37:14</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 38:14>), etc.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>deaf, dumb, speechless. <p>From <a href="/greek/2875.htm">kopto</a>; blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb) -- deaf, dumb, speechless. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2875.htm">kopto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκωφώθην κωφά κωφής κωφοι κωφοί κωφοὶ κωφον κωφόν κωφὸν κωφος κωφός κωφους κωφούς κωφοὺς κωφών λαβήν λαβίδας λαβίδες λαβίδι λάβρος λάβρου λάβρω λάγανα λάγανον kophoi kophoì kōphoi kōphoì kophon kophón kophòn kōphon kōphón kōphòn kophos kophós kōphos kōphós kophous kophoús kophoùs kōphous kōphoús kōphoùs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/9-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 9:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπον <b>κωφὸν</b> δαιμονιζόμενον </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> As they were going <span class="itali">out, a mute,</span> demon-possessed<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to him <span class="itali">a dumb</span> man<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to him a man <span class="itali">mute</span> possessed by a demon<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/9-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 9:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐλάλησεν ὁ <b>κωφός</b> καὶ ἐθαύμασαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was cast <span class="itali">out, the mute man</span> spoke;<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was cast out, <span class="itali">the dumb</span> spake:<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> spoke the <span class="itali">mute [man]</span> And marveled<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/11-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καθαρίζονται καὶ <b>κωφοὶ</b> ἀκούουσιν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are cleansed <span class="itali">and [the] deaf</span> hear,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the deaf</span> hear,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are cleansed and <span class="itali">deaf</span> hear and<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/12-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τυφλὸς καὶ <b>κωφός</b> καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> man [who was] blind <span class="itali">and mute</span> was brought<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> blind, and <span class="itali">dumb:</span> and he healed<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> blind and <span class="itali">mute</span> and he healed<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/12-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὥστε τὸν <b>κωφὸν</b> λαλεῖν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, so <span class="itali">that the mute man</span> spoke<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the blind and <span class="itali">dumb</span> both spake<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> so that the <span class="itali">mute</span> spoke and<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κυλλούς τυφλούς <b>κωφούς</b> καὶ ἑτέρους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> blind, <span class="itali">mute,</span> and many<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lame, blind, <span class="itali">dumb,</span> maimed, and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> crippled blind <span class="itali">mute</span> and others<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/15-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θαυμάσαι βλέποντας <b>κωφοὺς</b> λαλοῦντας κυλλοὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as they saw <span class="itali">the mute</span> speaking,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when they saw <span class="itali">the dumb</span> to speak,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> marveled seeing <span class="itali">mute</span> speaking crippled<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φέρουσιν αὐτῷ <b>κωφὸν</b> καὶ μογιλάλον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They brought <span class="itali">to Him one who was deaf</span> and spoke with difficulty,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto him <span class="itali">one that was deaf,</span> and had an impediment in his speech;<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they bring to him <span class="itali">a deaf man</span> and who spoke with difficulty<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τοὺς <b>κωφοὺς</b> ποιεῖ ἀκούειν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> even <span class="itali">the deaf</span> to hear<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he maketh both <span class="itali">the deaf</span> to hear, and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> both the <span class="itali">deaf</span> he makes to hear<p><b><a href="/text/mark/9-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 9:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄλαλον καὶ <b>κωφὸν</b> πνεῦμα ἐγὼ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> saying <span class="itali">to it, You deaf</span> and mute<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [Thou] dumb and <span class="itali">deaf</span> spirit, I<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mute and <span class="itali">deaf</span> Spirit I<p><b><a href="/text/luke/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ διέμενεν <b>κωφός</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them, and remained <span class="itali">mute.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and remained <span class="itali">speechless.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and remained <span class="itali">mute</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/7-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 7:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καθαρίζονται καὶ <b>κωφοὶ</b> ἀκούουσιν νεκροὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are cleansed, <span class="itali">and [the] deaf</span> hear,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are cleansed, <span class="itali">the deaf</span> hear,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are cleansed and <span class="itali">deaf</span> hear dead<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸ ἦν <b>κωφόν</b> ἐγένετο δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out a demon, <span class="itali">and it was mute;</span> when the demon<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it was <span class="itali">dumb.</span> And it came to pass,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> it was <span class="itali">mute</span> it came to pass moreover<p><b><a href="/text/luke/11-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐλάλησεν ὁ <b>κωφός</b> Καὶ ἐθαύμασαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> had gone <span class="itali">out, the mute man</span> spoke;<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was gone out, <span class="itali">the dumb</span> spake;<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> spoke the <span class="itali">mute [man]</span> And marveled<p><b><a href="/greek/2974.htm">Strong's Greek 2974</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2974.htm">14 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ko_phoi_2974.htm">κωφοὶ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ko_phon_2974.htm">κωφὸν — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ko_phos_2974.htm">κωφός — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ko_phous_2974.htm">κωφούς — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2973.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2973"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2973" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2975.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2975"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2975" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>