verb
tufomō
Strong’sG5188
I raise smoke
stem tuf-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* τύφω
(< τῦφος, smoke
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5188 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtoo'-fo
to make a smoke, i.e. slowly consume without flame
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamessmoke.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist infinitive θῦψαι Refs 5th c.AD+perfect τέθῠφα uncertain conjecture in Refs 4th c.BC+ (ὑπο-): —passive, Refs 4th c.BC+future τῠφήσομαι (ἐκ-) Refs 4th c.BC+aorist ἐτύφην (ἐπ-) Refs 5th c.BC+perfect τέθυμμαι (ἐπι-) Refs 5th c.BC+:—raise a smoke, Refs 4th c.BC+ Hdt.[same place]: absolutely, smoke, ἐπὶ σποδῷ μυδῶσα κηκὶς μηρίων ἐτήκετο κἄτυφε κἀνέπτυε Refs 5th c.BC+
II transitive, smoke, τῦφε πολλῷ τῷ καπνῷ (i.e. τοὺς σφῆκας) Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, [μέλισσαι] καπνῷ τυφόμεναι Refs 3rd c.BC+; τυφόμεθα (variant{-ούμεθα}) ὑπὸ τοῦ καπνοῦ Refs 4th c.AD+
II.2 consume in smoke, burn slowly, τυφέτω, καιέτω τὸν Αἴτνας μηλονόμον Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, Refs 4th c.BC+ [same place]:—passive, smoke, smoulder, τύφεται Ἴλιον Refs 5th c.BC+; λίνον τυφόμενον smouldering flax, LXX+NT smouldering, but not yet broken out, Refs 1st c.AD+; also of the fire of love, πόθοις τυφόμενον γλυκὺ πῦρ Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| tuforōntemτυφόμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | smoldering | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tufomō | tufome | tufomē | tufomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | tufosō | tufose | tufosē | tufoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufotō | tufote | tufotē | tufotelē |
| we 1st person plural | tufonō | tufone | tufonē | tufonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufovō | tufove | tufovē | tufovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | tufolō | tufole | tufolē | tufolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tufomeiō | tufomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | tufoseiō | tufoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufoteiō | tufoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | tufoneiō | tufoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufoveiō | tufoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | tufoleiō | tufoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tufosōr | tufosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufotōr | tufotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufovōr | tufovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | tufolōr | tufolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tufomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | tufosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | tufonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | tufoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | tuforō | tuforē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | tuforōntos1× | tuforēntos |
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
tuf 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
tuforōntem“smoldering”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Matthew 12:20kalamon suntriborēnton ouk kateagati kai linem tuforōntem ouk sbennuati, heōs an ekbalateia eis …… He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till …