τυφλός
tuphlos
blind
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What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word τυφλός (tuphlos) is defined as "blind." It appears 52 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the text. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that blindness is a recurring theme or concept in the narrative. The word τυφλός is used to describe physical blindness, as well as spiritual or metaphorical blindness. In some cases, it is used to describe a lack of understanding or awareness, such as in Matthew 15:14, where Jesus says that those who are blind will not see. This usage implies that the word τυφλός can also convey a sense of ignorance or lack of insight. The significance of τυφλός lies in its association with the human condition. Blindness is a universal experience that can be physical, emotional, or spiritual. The word's frequent appearance in the Bible highlights the importance of understanding and insight in navigating life's challenges.
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Occurrences in Scripture
52 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!”
Matthew 9:28When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”
Matthew 11:5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Matthew 12:22Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
Matthew 12:22Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
Matthew 15:14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 15:14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 15:14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 15:14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 15:30Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
Matthew 15:31so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 20:30Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
Matthew 21:14The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Matthew 23:16“Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
Matthew 23:17You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Matthew 23:19You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Matthew 23:24You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Matthew 23:26You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Mark 8:22He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.
Mark 8:23He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spat on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.
Mark 10:46They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
Mark 10:49Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”
Mark 10:51Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”
Luke 7:21In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.
Luke 4:18“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 heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
Luke 6:39He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?
Luke 6:39He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?
Luke 7:22Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Luke 14:13But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
Luke 14:21“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
Luke 18:35As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
John 9:24So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
John 5:3In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;
John 9:1As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
John 9:2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
John 9:6When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,
John 9:13They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.
John 9:17Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
John 9:18The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,
John 9:19and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
John 9:20His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
John 9:25He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
John 9:32Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
John 9:39Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
John 9:40Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
John 9:41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
John 10:21Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”
John 11:37Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”
Acts 13:11Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
Romans 2:19and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,