Word Study · Strong's G5186 · Greek

τυφλόω

typhloo

toof-lo'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: typhlóō

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

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

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

Rendered in the KJV as

blind.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἐτύφλωσεν2
τετύφλωκεν1

How it is rendered · 2

has blinded2
He has blinded1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular2
verb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAI-3S · 2
V-RAI-3S · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

John1 of 3 · 33%
2 Corinthians1 of 3 · 33%
1 John1 of 3 · 33%

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John1 occurrence

John 12:40τετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singular“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”here: He has blinded

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 4:4ἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThe 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.here: has blinded

1 John1 occurrence

1 John 2:11ἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut 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.here: has blinded

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