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Lexicon :: Strong's G5185 - typhlos

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τυφλός
Transliteration
typhlos (Key)
Pronunciation
toof-los'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:270,1196

Strong’s Definitions

†τυφλός typhlós, toof-los'; from, G5187; opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally):—blind.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's G5185 in the following manner: blind (44x), blind man (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's G5185 in the following manner: blind (44x), blind man (9x).

  1. blind

  2. mentally blind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†τυφλός typhlós, toof-los'; from, G5187; opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally):—blind.
STRONGS G5185:
τυφλός, τυφλοῦ, ὁ (τύφω, to raise a smoke; hence, properly, 'darkened by smoke'), from Homer down, the Sept. for עִוֵּר, blind;
a. properly: Matthew 9:27; Matthew 11:5; Mark 8:22; Mark 10:46; Luke 7:21; Luke 14:13, 21; John 9:1f, 13; John 10:21, etc.
b. as often in secular authors from Pindar down, mentally blind: Matthew 15:14; Matthew 23:17, 19, 24, 26; John 9:39-41; Romans 2:19; 2 Peter 1:9; Revelation 3:17.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:27; 11:5; 15:14; 23:17; 23:19; 23:24; 23:26
Mark
8:22; 10:46
Luke
7:21; 14:13; 14:21
John
9:1; 9:13; 9:39; 9:40; 9:41; 10:21
Romans
2:19
2 Peter
1:9
Revelation
3:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5185 matches the Greek τυφλός (typhlos),
which occurs 50 times in 46 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27 - After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:28 - They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?”
“Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:22 - Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:14 - so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:30 - A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:31 - The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:14 - The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 - “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 - How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:24 - Blind guides! You strain your water so you won’t accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel![fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 - You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish,[fn] and then the outside will become clean, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:22 - When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 - Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 - Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:49 - When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, “Tell him to come here.”
So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they said. “Come on, he’s calling you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:51 - “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked.
“My rabbi,[fn]” the blind man said, “I want to see!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:39 - Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:21 - At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:13 - Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 - “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:35 - As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:3 - Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:1 - As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 - “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:13 - Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:17 - Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, “What’s your opinion about this man who healed you?”
The man replied, “I think he must be a prophet.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18 - The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called in his parents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:19 - They asked them, “Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:20 - His parents replied, “We know this is our son and that he was born blind,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:24 - So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[fn] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:25 - “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:32 - Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:39 - Then Jesus told him,[fn] “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see[fn] that they are blind.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:40 - Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re blind?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:41 - “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:21 - Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:37 - But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man’s eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:19 - You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:9 - But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
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