What does τυφόω (typhóō) mean in the Bible?
τυφόω (typhóō): To be intellectually obscured by pride; literally wrapped in the smoke of self-importance.
Greek · G5187
τυφόω
Be conceited
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τυφόω G5187
Pronunciation typhóō
What does τυφόω (typhóō) mean in the Bible?
τυφόω (typhóō): To be intellectually obscured by pride; literally wrapped in the smoke of self-importance.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5187?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include conceited (1), he is conceited (1), or he may become conceited (1).
Where does τυφόω (typhóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (2), 2 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It conceited 1× 2 Timothy 3:4
he is conceited 1× 1 Timothy 6:4
or he may become conceited 1× 1 Timothy 3:6
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1 Timothy 3:6 τυφωθεὶς to or he may become conceited Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 6:4 τετύφωται to he is conceited Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2 Timothy 3:4 τετυφωμένοι to conceited Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Timothy 3:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
1 Timothy 2 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
τετυφωμένοι 1x tetyphōmenoi 2 Timothy 3:4
τετύφωται 1x tetyphōtai 1 Timothy 6:4
τυφωθεὶς 1x typhōtheis 1 Timothy 3:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Timothy 3:6
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 6:4
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Timothy 3:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To be intellectually obscured by pride; literally wrapped in the smoke of self-importance.
Strong's G5187
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 6:3-10 Source Gloss
be conceited
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To be intellectually obscured by pride; literally wrapped in the smoke of self-importance.
(τῦφος, smoke; metaphorically, conceit), prop., to wrap in smoke; used only metaphorically, to puff up, becloud with pride: pass., 1Ti.3:6 6:4, 2Ti.3:4 (Dem., Arist., al.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 3:6 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
τυφωθεὶς tufwqeiv
I puff up, make haughty
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:4 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
τετύφωται, tetufwtai
I puff up, make haughty
Read verse 2 Timothy 3:4 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
τετυφωμένοι, tetufwmenoi
I puff up, make haughty
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 3
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Blinded by pride and self-importance.
Word Origins
τυφόω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Pride fuels doctrinal error and relational division. 1 Timothy 6:3-10
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