Blind
τυφλόςStrong’s G5185tuphlos
Appears in 47 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tuphlos is the Greek word usually translated “blind” and “blind men”. It appears in 47 verses of the New Testament.
“But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.”
Meaning
Usually translated “blind” and “blind men”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- blind 40
- a blind 4
- of blind 3
- to blind 2
- of the blind 1
- you blind men 1
- the blind 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 17
- Matthew 14
- Luke 7
- Mark 5
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
- Matthew 9:28And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
- Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
- Matthew 12:22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
- Matthew 15:14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- Matthew 15:30And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
Greek dictionary
τυφλός tuphlos · blind
τυφλός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for עִוֵּר ;] blind: as subst., ὁ τ., Mat.9:27, Mrk.8:22, Luk.4:18" (LXX), Jhn.5:3, al. Metaphorical: Mat.15:14 23:16-26, Jhn.9:39-41, Rom.2:19, 2Pe.1:9, Rev.3:17. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “blind” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLIND, adjective
- Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect, or by deprivation; not having sight.
- Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable to understand or judge; ignorant; as authors are blind to their own defects.
- Unseen;; out of public view; private; dark; sometimes implying contempt or censure; as a blind corner.
- Dark; obscure; not easy to be found; not easily discernible; as a blind path.
All definitions and other forms of “blind”
- Heedless; inconsiderate; undeliberating.
- In scripture, blind implies not only want of discernment, but moral depravity.
BLIND, verb transitive
To make blind; to deprive of sight.
- To darken; to obscure to the eye.
- To darken the understanding; as, to blind the mind.
- To darken or obscure to the understanding.
- To eclipse.
BLIND, noun
Something to hinder the sight.
- Something to mislead the eye or the understanding; as, one thing serves as a blind for another.
- A screen; a cover; as a blind for a window, or for a horse.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.