verb
tufomō
Strong’sG5187
I puff up, make haughty
stem tuf-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
* τυφόω, -ῶ
(< τῦφος, smoke; metaph., conceit),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5187 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtoof-o'-o
to envelop with smoke, i.e. (figuratively) to inflate with self-conceit
Fromfrom a derivative of G5188;
King Jameshigh-minded, be lifted up with pride, be proud.
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
(τῦφος) delude, rare in active, ἐτύφωσ᾽ ἐκ δ᾽ ἔλετο φρένας Refs 7th c.BC+ —but mostly in perfect passive τετύφωμαι (aorist passive τυφωθείς Refs 2nd c.AD+, to be crazy, demented, ὦ τετυφωμένε σύ NT+5th c.BC+: with dative modi, τετυφωμένος τοσαύταις εὐτυχίαις demented, rendered vain, Refs 1st c.BC+; ἐπὶ πλούτοις τε καὶ ἀρχαῖς filled with insane arrogance, Refs 1st c.AD+ explanation τετύφωμαι by ἐμβεβρόντημαι.
II τυφῶσαι· πνῖξαι, ἀπολέσαι, Refs 5th c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tufotēτετύφωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | conceited | 1× |
| tufirantosτυφωθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | become conceited | 1× |
| tuforēntoisτετυφωμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | conceited | 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, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| 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 | tufotē1×τετύφωται | 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tufimi | tufima |
| you 2nd person singular | tufisi | tufisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufiti | tufita |
| we 1st person plural | tufini | tufina |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufivi | tufiva |
| they 3rd person plural | tufili | tufila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tufimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | tufiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufiteia |
| we 1st person plural | tufineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | tufileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | tufisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufivar |
| they 3rd person plural | tufilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| 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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | tufimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | tufisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | tufitoia |
| we 1st person plural | tufinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | tufivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | tufiloia |
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 | ||
| acted on passive voice | tufiri | tufira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 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 | tuforōntos | tuforēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | tufirintos | tufirantos1×τυφωθεὶς |
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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
tufotē“conceited”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 6:4tufotē, mēdenem epistorōntos, alla nosarōntos peri zētēsiain …he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has …
tufirantos“become conceited”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Timothy 3:6mē neofuton, hina mē tufirantos eis krimem empiptateia tou diabolou.… a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation …
tuforēntois“conceited”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Timothy 3:4prodotois, propetois, tuforēntois, filēdonois mallon ē filotheois,traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers …