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Greek · G5186, G4456

τυφλόω / πωρόω

To blind · to harden

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τυφλόω G5186 to blind
Pronunciation typhlóō
Metaphorically, blinds the mind to spiritual truth; Satan blinds unbelievers to Christ's gospel.
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πωρόω G4456 to harden
Pronunciation pōróō
Spiritual hardening as a callous forming on the heart, resistant to God's truth and mercy
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What does τυφλόω / πωρόω (typhloō / pōroō) mean in the Bible?

τυφλόω · πωρόω is a Greek phrase meaning "blind, harden".

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What does τυφλόω · πωρόω mean in the Bible?

τυφλόω · πωρόω is a Greek phrase meaning "blind, harden".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5186, G4456?

G5186, G4456 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. blind, harden

Strong's G5186, G4456
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Word forms 1 form 3 references

Source Gloss

blind, harden
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active
Tenses
Aorist Perfect
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active 2 Cor 4:4 · 1 John 2:11 2×
Perfect Active John 12:40 1×
3 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 participle 1
Tense
aorist 3 perfect 1
Voice
passive 3 active 1
Mood
indicative 3 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 8:17 πεπωρωμένην perfect passive participle participle John 12:40 ἐπώρωσεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 11:7 ἐπωρώθησαν aorist passive indicative completed 2 Corinthians 3:14 ἐπωρώθη aorist passive 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)

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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