What does τυφλός · εἰμί mean in the Bible?
e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)".
Greek · G5185, G1510
τυφλοί ἐσμεν
Blind · I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τυφλόςG5185blind
Pronunciationtyphlós
Blind describes both physical sight loss and spiritual inability to perceive divine truth or moral reality
Open lexicon entry →εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciationeimí
Open lexicon entry →What does τυφλοί ἐσμεν (typhloi esmen) mean in the Bible?
τυφλός · εἰμί 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
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5185, G1510?
G5185, G1510 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)
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 patterns10Aligned forms50Case patternNominative (25)Number patternSingular (26)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 3:1715×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 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 9:4110×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:14 · John 5:3 · John 10:21 · Rom 2:194×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMark 8:23 · John 9:32 · John 11:373×
Dative · Plural · MasculineLuke 4:18 · Luke 7:212×
Dative · Singular · MasculineJohn 9:171×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 15:14 · Mark 8:22 · Mark 10:49 · Luke 6:39 · John 9:1 · John 9:136×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:30 · Matt 15:31 · Luke 14:13 · Luke 14:214×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineMatt 23:16 · Matt 23:17 · Matt 23:19 · Matt 23:244×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 23:261×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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)
Word Origins
τυφλοί ἐσμεν is built from this root: