verb
tuflamō
Greekτυφλόω (tufloō)
Strong’sG5186
I make blind
stem tufl-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τυφλόω, -ῶ
(< τυφλός), [in LXX: Is 42:19 (עִוֵּר), To 7:7 א, Wi 2:21 א *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5186 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtoof-lo'-o
to make blind, i.e. (figuratively) to obscure
Fromfrom G5185;
King Jamesblind.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| tuflataἐτύφλωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | blinded | 2× |
| tuflatēΤετύφλωκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | blinded | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tuflamō | tuflame | tuflami | tuflama | tuflamē | tuflamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tuflasō | tuflase | tuflasi | tuflasa | tuflasē | tuflaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tuflatō | tuflate | tuflati | tuflata2×ἐτύφλωσεν | tuflatē1×Τετύφλωκεν | tuflatelē |
| we 1st person plural | tuflanō | tuflane | tuflani | tuflana | tuflanē | tuflanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tuflavō | tuflave | tuflavi | tuflava | tuflavē | tuflavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tuflalō | tuflale | tuflali | tuflala | tuflalē | tuflalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tuflameiō | tuflameia | tuflameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tuflaseiō | tuflaseia | tuflaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tuflateiō | tuflateia | tuflateiē |
| we 1st person plural | tuflaneiō | tuflaneia | tuflaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tuflaveiō | tuflaveia | tuflaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tuflaleiō | tuflaleia | tuflaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tuflasōr | tuflasar | tuflasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tuflatōr | tuflatar | tuflatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tuflavōr | tuflavar | tuflavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tuflalōr | tuflalar | tuflalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tuflamoiō | tuflamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tuflasoiō | tuflasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tuflatoiō | tuflatoia |
| we 1st person plural | tuflanoiō | tuflanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tuflavoiō | tuflavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tuflaloiō | tuflaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tuflarō | tuflari | tuflara | tuflarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | tuflarōtos | tuflaritos | tuflaratos | tuflarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
tufl is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
tuflata“blinded”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
2 Corinthians 4:4“blinded”en hoi tos theos tou aiōnou houtou tuflata teim noēmeim toiu apistoiu eis tem mē augazara ton fōtismon teu euangelieu tau doxau tou Christou, hos atō eikōnas tou theou.The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
1 John 2:11“blinded”tos de misarōtos ton adelfon autou en ta skotia atō kai en ta skotia peripatatō, kai ouk oidatē pou hupagatō, hoti tas skotias tuflata toin ofthalmoin autou.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
tuflatē“blinded”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 12:40“blinded”Tuflatē autoiu toin ofthalmoin kai pōrata autoiu tan kardian, hina mē horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai noaleia ta kardia kai strefileia, kai iemi autoin.“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”