Strong's Lexicon alalos: Mute, speechless Original Word: ἄλαλος Word Origin: From Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and λαλέω (laleō, "to speak") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of being mute is "אִלֵּם" (ilem, Strong's H483), which also means mute or speechless. Usage: The Greek word "alalos" is used to describe someone who is unable to speak, often translated as "mute" or "speechless" in English. In the New Testament, it is used to describe individuals who are physically unable to speak, often due to a condition that Jesus heals. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, being mute was often seen as a significant disability, and those who were mute might have been marginalized or viewed with suspicion. In Jewish culture, physical ailments were sometimes associated with spiritual conditions or sin, although Jesus challenged these assumptions by healing the mute and demonstrating God's power and compassion. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and lalos (talkative) Definition mute, speechless NASB Translation mute (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 216: ἄλαλοςἄλαλος, (λάλος, talking, talkative) (from Aeschylus on), speechless, dumb, lacking the faculty of speech: Mark 7:37; πνεῦμα, Mark 9:17, 25, because the defects of demoniacs were thought to proceed from the nature and peculiarities of the demons by which they were possessed. (the Sept. Psalm 37:14 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dumb, mute, speechlessFrom a (as a negative particle) and laleo; mute -- dumb. see GREEK a see GREEK laleo Forms and Transliterations άλαλα αλαλον άλαλον ἄλαλον άλαλος αλαλους αλάλους ἀλάλους αλωμένους alalon álalon alalous alálousLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Mark 7:37 Adj-AMPGRK: καὶ τοὺς ἀλάλους λαλεῖν NAS: to hear and the mute to speak. KJV: to hear, and the dumb to speak. INT: and the mute to speak Mark 9:17 Adj-ANS Mark 9:25 Adj-NNS Strong's Greek 216 |
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