Greek · G5185, G1096

τυφλοὶ γένωνται

Blind · to be

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τυφλός G5185 blind

Pronunciation typhlós

Blind describes both physical sight loss and spiritual inability to perceive divine truth or moral reality

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γίνομαι G1096 to be

Pronunciation gínomai

Denotes coming into being or becoming, not static existence; emphasizes transition and change rather than mere state.

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What does τυφλοὶ γένωνται (typhloi genōntai) mean in the Bible?

τυφλός · γίνομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does τυφλός · γίνομαι mean in the Bible?

e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5185, G1096?

G5185, G1096 is connected to 50 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)

Strong's G5185, G1096

Lexical occurrences 50 verses Word forms 10 forms 50 references

Source Gloss

opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 50 Case pattern Nominative (25) Number pattern Singular (26)

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:22 · Matt 15:14 · Mark 10:46 · Mark 10:51 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 18:35 · John 9:2 · John 9:18 · John 9:19 · John 9:20 · John 9:24 · John 9:25 · Acts 13:11 · 2 Pet 1:9 · Rev 3:17 15×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:27 · Matt 9:28 · Matt 11:5 · Matt 15:14 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 21:14 · Luke 7:22 · John 9:39 · John 9:40 · John 9:41 10×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:14 · John 5:3 · John 10:21 · Rom 2:19 4×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 8:23 · John 9:32 · John 11:37 3×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 4:18 · Luke 7:21 2×

Dative · Singular · Masculine John 9:17 1×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 15:14 · Mark 8:22 · Mark 10:49 · Luke 6:39 · John 9:1 · John 9:13 6×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:30 · Matt 15:31 · Luke 14:13 · Luke 14:21 4×

Vocative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:17 · Matt 23:19 · Matt 23:24 4×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:26 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 389 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 174 ongoing 15 prospective 5 resultant 25 imperative 9 background 3 subjunctive 25 infinitive 29 participle 88 optative 16

Tense

aorist 296 present 45 perfect 37 future 6 imperfect 3 pluperfect 2

Voice

middle 336 active 39 passive 14

Mood

indicative 222 participle 88 infinitive 29 subjunctive 25 optative 16 imperative 9

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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