Word Study · Strong's G5185 · Greek
τυφλός
typhlos
toof-los'
Strong's 1890 spelling: typhlós
“opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
Rendered in the KJV as
blind.
- 50occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 50 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- τυφλὸς13
- τυφλοὶ8
- τυφλὸν5
- τυφλοί,4
- τυφλοῦ3
- τυφλοί2
- τυφλοῖς2
- τυφλός2
- τυφλοὺς2
- τυφλῶν,2
- τυφλέ,1
- τυφλόν·1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- blind22
- a blind [man]4
- Blind4
- blind [man]3
- blind!3
- blind [men]2
- [the] blind.1
- blind [men],1
- blind,1
- blind;1
- of [one] blind1
- of [the] blind1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular15
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural10
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular6
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural4
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural4
- adjective · vocative (address) · masculine plural4
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular3
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural2
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
- adjective · vocative (address) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 15
- A-NPM · 10
- A-ASM · 6
- A-APM · 4
- A-GPM · 4
- A-VPM · 4
- A-GSM · 3
- A-DPM · 2
- A-DSM · 1
- A-VSM · 1
All 50, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew17 occurrences
- Matthew 9:27τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAs Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”here: blind [men]
- Matthew 9:28τυφλοί,tuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAfter Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.here: blind [men],
- Matthew 11:5τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThe blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.here: Blind
- Matthew 12:22τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.here: blind
- Matthew 15:14τυφλοίtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”here: Blind
- Matthew 15:14τυφλῶν.tuphlōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”here: of the blind.
- Matthew 15:14τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”here: Blind
- Matthew 15:14τυφλὸνtuphlonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”here: blind
- Matthew 15:30τυφλούς,tuphlousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluralLarge crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.here: blind
- Matthew 15:31τυφλοὺςtuphlousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThe crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.here: blind
- Matthew 20:30τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”here: blind [men]
- Matthew 21:14τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThe blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.here: blind
- Matthew 23:16τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · vocative (address) · masculine pluralWoe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’here: blind
- Matthew 23:17τυφλοί,tuphloiadjective · vocative (address) · masculine pluralYou blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?here: blind!
- Matthew 23:19τυφλοί,tuphloiadjective · vocative (address) · masculine pluralYou blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?here: You blind men!
- Matthew 23:24τυφλοί,tuphloiadjective · vocative (address) · masculine pluralYou blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.here: blind!
- Matthew 23:26τυφλέ,tuphleadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singularBlind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.here: blind!
Mark5 occurrences
- Mark 8:22τυφλὸνtuphlonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.here: a blind [man]
- Mark 8:23τυφλοῦtuphlouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularSo He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.here: blind [man]
- Mark 10:46τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNext, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.here: blind
- Mark 10:49τυφλὸνtuphlonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularJesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”here: blind [man]
- Mark 10:51τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”here: the blind [man]
Luke8 occurrences
- Luke 4:18τυφλοῖςtuphloisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,here: to [the] blind
- Luke 6:39τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularJesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?here: a blind [man]
- Luke 6:39τυφλὸνtuphlonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularJesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?here: a blind [man]
- Luke 7:21τυφλοῖςtuphloisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralAt that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.here: to blind
- Luke 7:22τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSo He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.here: Blind
- Luke 14:13τυφλούς.tuphlousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluralBut when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,here: [the] blind.
- Luke 14:21τυφλοὺςtuphlousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThe servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’here: blind
- Luke 18:35τυφλόςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAs Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.here: a blind [man]
John16 occurrences
- John 5:3τυφλῶν,tuphlōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralOn these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.here: blind,
- John 9:1τυφλὸνtuphlonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularNow as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,here: blind
- John 9:2τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularand His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”here: blind
- John 9:13τυφλόν·tuphlonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singularThey brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.here: blind;
- John 9:17τυφλῷtuphlōadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularSo once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.here: blind [man]
- John 9:18τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parentshere: blind
- John 9:19τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularand asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”here: blind
- John 9:20τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHis parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.here: blind
- John 9:24τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”here: blind
- John 9:25τυφλὸςtuphlosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHe answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”here: blind
- John 9:32τυφλοῦtuphlouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularNever before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.here: of [one] blind
- John 9:39τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”here: blind
- John 9:40τυφλοίtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSome of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”here: blind
- John 9:41τυφλοὶtuphloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”here: blind
- John 10:21τυφλῶνtuphlōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralBut others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”here: of [the] blind
- John 11:37τυφλοῦtuphlouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBut some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”here: blind