τυφλόω
typhloō · blind
Greek word · Strong’s number G5186 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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typhloō (τυφλόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “blind”.
Make blind.
How to say it
ty·phlo·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To take away sight; to make unable to understand.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- John 12:40
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they may not see with their eyes and understand with their heart and turn, and I will heal them.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the good news of the glory of the Messiah, who is the image of God.
- 1 John 2:11
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.