adjective
tuflos
Greekτυφλός (tuflos)
Strong’sG5185
blind
stem tufl-50 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books10 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τυφλός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX for עִוֵּר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5185 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtoof-los'
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
Fromfrom, G5187;
King Jamesblind.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | tuflos15×τυφλὸς | tuflas | tuflem | tuflois10×τυφλοὶ | tuflais | tufleim |
| object accusative | tuflon6×τυφλὸν | tuflan | tufloin4×τυφλούς | tuflain | ||
| direct address vocative | tuflor1×τυφλέ | tuflar | tufloir4×τυφλοί | tuflair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | tuflou3×τυφλοῦ | tuflau | tufleu | tufloiu4×τυφλῶν | tuflaiu | tufleiu |
| to, for dative | tuflo1×τυφλῷ | tufla | tufle | tufloi2×τυφλοῖς | tuflai | tuflei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — 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
50 occurrences, every one of them listed
tuflos“blind”subjectnominative singular15×
Matthew 12:22“blind”Tote prosferita auto daimonizerōtos tuflos kai kōfos; kai therapeuata auton, hōste ton kōfon lalarō kai bleparō.Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
Matthew 15:14“blind”afiēkavar autoin; tuflois alō hodēgois tufloiu; tuflos de tuflon ean hodēgateiō, amfoterois eis bothunon pipteli.Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Mark 10:46“blind”Kai erchelō eis Ierichō. kai ekporeuerōtou autou apo Ierichō kai toiu mathētoiu autou kai ochlou hikanou tos huios Timaiou Bartimaios tuflos prosaitos kathete para tan hodan.Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
Mark 10:51“blind”kai apokriniratos auto tos Iēsus legata; Tinem si thelasō poiameia? tos de tuflos legata auto; Rabbouni, hina anablepameia.“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
Luke 6:39“blind”Legata de kai parabolan autoi; Mēti dunetō tuflos tuflon hodēgarō? ouchi amfoterois eis bothunon empipteli?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
Luke 18:35“blind”Gineta de en te engizarō auton eis Ierichō tuflos tinos kathete para tan hodan epaitarōtos.As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
John 9:2“blind”kai erōtala auton tois mathētois autou legarōtois; Rabbi, tinos hamartata, houtos ē tois gonevois autou, hina tuflos genniteia?and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
John 9:18“blind”Ouk pisteuala oun tois Ioudaiois peri autou hoti ate tuflos kai anablepata, heōs hotinou fōnala toin gonevoin autou tou anableparatouThe Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
John 9:19“blind”kai erōtala autoin legarōtois; Houtos atō tos huios vu, hon vis legavō hoti tuflos gennita? pōs oun blepatō arti?and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
John 9:20“blind”apokrinila oun tois gonevois autou kai legala; Oidanē hoti houtos atō tos huios nu kai hoti tuflos gennita;His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
John 9:24“blind”Fōnala oun ton anthrōpon ek deutereu hos ate tuflos kai legala auto; Dōasar doxan to theo; nis oidanē hoti houtos tos anthrōpos hamartōlos atō.So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
John 9:25“blind”apokrinita oun ekeinos; Ei hamartōlos atō ouk oidamē; henem oidamē hoti tuflos arōtos arti blepamō.He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
Acts 13:11“blind”kai nun idou cheiras kuriou epi sin, kai esi tuflos mē bleparōtos ton hēlion achri kairou. parachrēma de piptata epi auton achluas kai skotem, kai periagarōtos zētate cheiragōgoin.Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
2 Peter 1:9“blind”ho gar mē pareiatō houteim, tuflos atō muōpazarōtos, lēthan lambaratos tou katharismou taiu palai autou hamartēmeiu.But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
Revelation 3:17“blind”hoti legasō hoti Plousios amō kai ploutamē kai oudenem chreian echamō, kai ouk oidasē hoti sis asō tos talaipōros kai eleeinos kai ptōchos kai tuflos kai gumnos,You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
tuflon“blind”objectaccusative singular6×
Matthew 15:14“blind”afiēkavar autoin; tuflois alō hodēgois tufloiu; tuflos de tuflon ean hodēgateiō, amfoterois eis bothunon pipteli.Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Mark 8:22“blind”Kai erchelō eis Bēthsaidan. kai feralō auto tuflon kai parakalalō auton hina autou hapteteia.When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
Mark 10:49“blind”kai histanaratos tos Iēsus legata; Fōnavar auton. kai fōnalō ton tuflon legarōtois auto; Tharsasōr, egeirasōr, fōnatō sin.Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
Luke 6:39“blind”Legata de kai parabolan autoi; Mēti dunetō tuflos tuflon hodēgarō? ouchi amfoterois eis bothunon empipteli?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
John 9:1“blind”Kai paragarōtos horata anthrōpon tuflon ek genetau.Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
John 9:13“blind”Agalō auton pros toin Farisaioin ton pote tuflon.They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
tuflor“blind”direct addressvocative singular1×
Matthew 23:26“blind”Farisaior tuflor, katharizasar prōtem tem entos teu potērieu kai tau paropsiau, hina gineteia kai tem ektos auteu katharem.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
tuflou“blind”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Mark 8:23“blind”kai epilamberatos tau cheirau tou tuflou ekferata auton exō tau kōmau, kai ptuaratos eis teim ommeim autou, epititharatos tain cheirain auto, eperōtate auton; Ei tinem blepasō?So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
John 9:32“blind”ek tou aiōnou ouk akouita hoti anoigata tinos ofthalmoin tuflou gennirētou;Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
John 11:37“blind”tinois de ek autoiu legala; Ouk dunete houtos tos anoigaratos toin ofthalmoin tou tuflou poiara hina kai houtos mē apothnēskateia?But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
tuflo“blind”to, fordative singular1×
John 9:17“blind”legalō oun to tuflo palin; Tinem sis legasō peri autou, hoti anoigata su toin ofthalmoin? tos de legata hoti Profētos atō.So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
tuflois“blind”subjectnominative plural10×
Matthew 9:27“blind”Kai paragarōto ekeithen to Iēso akolouthala auto duo tuflois krazarōtois kai legarōtois; Elēasar nin, huior David.As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Matthew 9:28“blind”ercharato de eis tan oikian proserchala auto tois tuflois, kai legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Pisteuavō hoti dunemō houtem poiara? legalō auto; Nai, kurior.After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
Matthew 11:5“blind”tuflois anablepalō kai chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō kai kōfois akoualō, kai nekrois egeirilō kai ptōchois euangelizilō;The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Matthew 15:14“blind”afiēkavar autoin; tuflois alō hodēgois tufloiu; tuflos de tuflon ean hodēgateiō, amfoterois eis bothunon pipteli.Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 20:30“blind”kai idou duo tuflois katherōtois para tan hodan, akouaratois hoti Iēsus paragatō, krazala legarōtois; Kurior, elēasar nin, huios David.And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Matthew 21:14“blind”Kai proserchala auto tuflois kai chōlois en te hiere, kai therapeuata autoin.The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
Luke 7:22“blind”kai apokriniratos legata autoi; Poreuiratois apangellavar Iōanno heim horava kai akouava; tuflois anablepalō, chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō, kōfois akoualō, nekrois egeirilō, ptōchois euangelizilō;So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
John 9:39“blind”kai legata tos Iēsus; Eis krimem mis eis ton kosmon houton erchama, hina tois mē bleparōtois blepaleiō kai tois bleparōtois tuflois gineleia.Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
John 9:40“blind”akouala ek toiu Farisaioiu houteim tois meta autou arōtois, kai legala auto; Mē kai nis tuflois anō?Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
John 9:41“blind”legata autoi tos Iēsus; Ei tuflois ave, ouk an echave hamartan; nun de legavō hoti Blepanō; tas hamartas vu menatō.“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
tufloin“blind”objectaccusative plural4×
Matthew 15:30“blind”kai proserchala auto ochlois pollois echarōtois meta heautoiu kōfoin, tufloin, chōloin, kulloin, kai heteroin polloin, kai riptala autoin para toin podoin autou, kai therapeuata autoin;Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 15:31“blind”hōste ton ochlon thaumazara bleparōtoin kōfoin lalarōtoin kulloin hugioin kai chōloin peripatarōtoin kai tufloin bleparōtoin; kai doxazala ton theon Israēl.The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
Luke 14:13“blind”alla hotan dochan poiaseiō, kalasōr ptōchoin, anapēroin, chōloin, tufloin;But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
Luke 14:21“blind”kai paragineratos tos doulos apangellata to kurio autou houteim. tote orgiziratos tos oikodespotos legata to doulo autou; Exerchasar tacheōs eis tain plateiain kai rumain tau politau, kai toin ptōchoin kai anapēroin kai tufloin kai chōloin eisagasar hōde.The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
tufloir“blind”direct addressvocative plural4×
Matthew 23:16“blind”Ouai vi, hodēgoir tufloir toir legarōtoir; Hos an omnuateia en to nao, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en to chruso tou naou ofeilatō.Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:17“blind”mōroir kai tufloir, tinos gar megoteros atō, tos chrusos ē tos naos tos hagiazaratos ton chruson?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:19“blind”tufloir, tinem gar megoterem, tem dōrem ē tem thusiastēriem tem hagiazarōtem tem dōrem?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:24“blind”hodēgoir tufloir, toir diulizarōtoir ton kōnōpson tan de kamēlan katapinarōtoir.You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
tufloiu“blind”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Matthew 15:14“blind”afiēkavar autoin; tuflois alō hodēgois tufloiu; tuflos de tuflon ean hodēgateiō, amfoterois eis bothunon pipteli.Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
John 5:3“blind”en houtai katakeiete plēthem toiu asthenarōtoiu, tufloiu, chōloiu, xēroiu.On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
John 10:21“blind”allois legale; Houteim teim rēmeim ouk atō daimonizerōtou; mē daimonem dunetō tufloiu ofthalmoin anoigara?But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Romans 2:19“blind”peithasē tē siauton hodēgon arō tufloiu, fōtem toiu en skote,if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
tufloi“blind”to, fordative plural2×
Luke 4:18“blind”Pneumem kuriou epi min, heu heineken chriata min euangelizera ptōchoi, apostelatē min kērussara aichmalōtoi afesian kai tufloi anablepsian, apostelara thrauirētoin en afesia,“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
Luke 7:21“blind”en ekeina ta hōra therapeuata polloin apo nosaiu kai mastixaiu kai pneumeiu ponēreiu, kai tufloi polloi charizeta bleparō.At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.