The Greek word here is more frequent in common speech in the sense of, ‘deaf,’ but it is the manner of Scripture to use it indifferently as either.
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Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing, c. 1605–1606 · Galleria Borghese, Rome · Public domainCaravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing, c. 1605–1606, Galleria Borghese, Rome
The Greek word here is more frequent in common speech in the sense of, ‘deaf,’ but it is the manner of Scripture to use it indifferently as either.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
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