Strong’s G2974 · Greek
κωφός
kōphós
Definition
blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb)
Etymology
from G2875 (κόπτω);
Word family
How the KJV renders it
- deaf
- dumb
- speechless
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.