What does τύφω (týphō) mean in the Bible?
τύφω (týphō): To smoke or smoulder; metaphorically, to obscure or dim (spiritual perception or truth)
Greek · G5188
τύφω
To smoulder
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τύφω G5188
Pronunciation týphō
What does τύφω (týphō) mean in the Bible?
τύφω (týphō): To smoke or smoulder; metaphorically, to obscure or dim (spiritual perception or truth)
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How does the BSB render G5188?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a smoldering (1).
Where does τύφω (týphō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 a smoldering 1× Matthew 12:20
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 12:20
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
τυφόμενον 1x typhomenon Matthew 12:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Matthew 12:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To smoke or smoulder; metaphorically, to obscure or dim (spiritual perception or truth)
Source Gloss
to smoulder
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To smoke or smoulder; metaphorically, to obscure or dim (spiritual perception or truth)
(τῦφος, smoke), to raise a smoke; pass., to smoke: Mat.12:20 (LXX, καπνιζόμενον).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:20 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
τυφόμενον tufomenon
I raise smoke
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
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
τύφω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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