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GreekG5186Verb

τυφλόω

tuphloō

3Occurrences
G5186Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to make blind, i.e. (figuratively) to obscure

from G5185 (τυφλός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to blind, make blind: metaphorically, (LXX, καμμύω).
LXX: (עִוֵּר), א, א *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

τυφλόω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 John
1
2 Corinthians
1
John
1

Key Passages

1 John 2:11BSB

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

2 Corinthians 4:4BSB

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

John 12:40BSB

“He has blinded their eyesand hardened their hearts,so that they cannot see with their eyes,and understand with their hearts,and turn,and I would heal them.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.