What does τυφλός · βλέπω mean in the Bible?
e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)".
Greek · G5185, G991
τυφλοὺς βλέποντας
Blind · to look at (literally or figuratively)
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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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βλέπω G991 to look at (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation blépō
Seeing with understanding and discernment, including physical sight, mental perception, and careful attention to implications.
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What does τυφλοὺς βλέποντας (typhlous blepontas) mean in the Bible?
τυφλός · βλέπω is a Greek phrase meaning "opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5185, G991?
G5185, G991 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 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 127 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 121 aorist 2 imperfect 2 future 2
Voice
active 119 passive 8
Mood
indicative 48 participle 35 imperative 27 subjunctive 9 infinitive 8
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:28 βλέπων present active participle participle Matthew 6:18 βλέπων present active participle participle Matthew 6:4 βλέπων present active participle participle Matthew 6:6 βλέπων present active participle participle Matthew 7:3 βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:13 βλέποντες present active participle participle Matthew 13:13 βλέπουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:14 βλέποντες present active participle participle Matthew 13:14 βλέψετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:16 βλέπουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:17 βλέπετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:30 βλέπων present active participle participle Matthew 15:31 βλέποντας present active participle participle Matthew 15:31 βλέποντας present active participle participle Matthew 18:10 βλέπουσι present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:16 βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 24:2 βλέπετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 24:4 Βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Mark 4:12 βλέποντες present active participle participle Mark 4:12 βλέπωσι present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 4:24 Βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Mark 5:31 Βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:15 βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Mark 8:18 βλέπετε present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:23 βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:24 Βλέπω present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:14 βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:38 Βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Mark 13:2 Βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Mark 13:23 βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Mark 13:33 βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Mark 13:5 Βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Mark 13:9 βλέπετε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:41 βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 6:42 βλέπων present active participle participle Luke 7:21 βλέπειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 7:44 Βλέπεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 8:10 βλέποντες present active participle participle Luke 8:10 βλέπωσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 8:16 βλέπωσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive
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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
τυφλοὺς βλέποντας 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