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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, (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.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27 -

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:28 -

When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this? ”

They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 -

“The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy[fn] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:22 -

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to him. He healed him, so that the man[fn] could both speak and see.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:14 -

“Leave them alone! They are blind guides.[fn] And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:30 -

and large crowds came to him, including the lame, the blind, the crippled, those unable to speak, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he healed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:31 -

So the crowd was amazed when they saw those unable to speak talking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 -

There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:14 -

The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:16 -

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the temple, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 -

“Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 -

“Blind people![fn] For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:24 -

“Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:26 -

“Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,[fn] so that the outside of it[fn] may also become clean.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:22 -

They came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:23 -

He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 -

They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:49 -

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up; he’s calling for you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:51 -

Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want me to do for you? ”

“Rabboni,”[fn] the blind man said to him, “I want to see.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 -

The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me[fn]

to proclaim release[fn] to the captives

and recovery of sight to the blind,

to set free the oppressed,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:39 -

He also told them a parable: “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:21 -

At that time Jesus healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 -

He replied to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy[fn] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:13 -

“On the contrary, when you host a banquet, invite those who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 -

“So the servant came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:35 -

As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:3 -

Within these lay a large number of the disabled ​— ​blind, lame, and paralyzed.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:1 -

As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:2 -

His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:13 -

They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:17 -

Again they asked the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he opened your eyes? ”

“He’s a prophet,” he said.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:18 -

The Jews did not believe this about him ​— ​that he was blind and received sight ​— ​until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:19 -

They asked them, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:20 -

“We know this is our son and that he was born blind,” his parents answered.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:24 -

So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:25 -

He answered, “Whether or not he’s a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:32 -

“Throughout history[fn] no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:39 -

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:40 -

Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and asked him, “We aren’t blind too, are we? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:41 -

“If you were blind,” Jesus told them, “you wouldn’t have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:21 -

Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone who is demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:37 -

But some of them said, “Couldn’t he who opened the blind man’s eyes also have kept this man from dying? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 -

“Now, look, the Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:19 -

and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:9 -

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 -

“For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

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