What does τυφλός · ἀναβλέπω mean in the Bible?
τυφλός · ἀναβλέπω is a Greek phrase meaning "blind people receive sight".
Greek · G5185, G308
τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν
Blind · to look up; by implication, to recover sight
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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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ἀναβλέπω G308 to look up; by implication, to recover sight
Pronunciation anablépō
Recover sight literally and spiritually; Jesus uses it as sign of messianic restoration
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What does τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν (typhloi anablepousin) mean in the Bible?
τυφλός · ἀναβλέπω is a Greek phrase meaning "blind people receive sight".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5185, G308?
G5185, G308 is connected to 50 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. blind people receive sight
Source Gloss
blind people receive sight
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 25 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 23 present 2
Voice
active 25
Mood
indicative 10 participle 9 subjunctive 4 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:5 ἀναβλέπουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:19 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:34 ἀνέβλεψαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:41 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Mark 7:34 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Mark 8:24 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Mark 10:51 ἀναβλέψω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:52 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 16:4 ἀναβλέψασαι aorist active participle participle Luke 7:22 ἀναβλέπουσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:16 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Luke 18:41 ἀναβλέψω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 18:42 Ἀνάβλεψον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:43 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 19:5 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Luke 21:1 Ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle John 9:11 ἀνέβλεψα aorist active indicative completed John 9:15 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed John 9:18 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed John 9:18 ἀναβλέψαντος aorist active participle participle Acts 9:12 ἀναβλέψῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 9:17 ἀναβλέψῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 9:18 ἀνέβλεψέν aorist active indicative completed Acts 22:13 ἀνάβλεψον aorist active imperative imperative Acts 22:13 ἀνέβλεψα aorist active indicative completed
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
τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain