Dumb
lit., "speechless" (a, negative, and laleo, "to speak"), is found in Mar 7:37, Mar 9:17, Mar 9:25. In the Sept., Psa 38:13.
lit., "voiceless, or soundless" (a, negative, and phone, "a sound"), has reference to voice, Act 8:32, 1Co 12:2, 2Pe 2:16, while alalos has reference to words. In 1Co 14:10 it is used metaphorically of the significance of voices or sounds, "without signification." In the Sept. Isa 53:7. denotes "blunted or dulled;" see DEAF. from siope, "silence, to be silent," is used of Zacharias' "dumbness," Luk 1:20. See PEACE (hold one's).
