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τυφλός G5185
G5185 is the Greek word τυφλός, transliterated typhlós. The King James Version most often renders it blind.
What it means
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally).
Where it comes from
from, G5187 (τυφόω).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 45 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: blind.
Verses using τυφλός
All 40 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 9:27 · KJV
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
Matthew 9:28 · KJV
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Matthew 11:5 · KJV
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 12:22 · KJV
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
Matthew 15:14 · KJV
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew 15:30 · KJV
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
Matthew 15:31 · KJV
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 20:30 · KJV
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
Matthew 21:14 · KJV
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Matthew 23:16 · KJV
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Matthew 23:17 · KJV
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Matthew 23:19 · KJV
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Matthew 23:24 · KJV
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Matthew 23:26 · KJV
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Mark 8:22 · KJV
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
Mark 8:23 · KJV
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
Mark 10:46 · KJV
And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
Mark 10:49 · KJV
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
Mark 10:51 · KJV
And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
Luke 4:18 · KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 6:39 · KJV
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luke 7:21 · KJV
And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
Luke 7:22 · KJV
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luke 18:35 · KJV
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
John 5:3 · KJV
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
John 9:1 · KJV
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
John 9:6 · KJV
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
John 9:8 · KJV
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
John 9:17 · KJV
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
John 9:18 · KJV
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
John 9:19 · KJV
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
John 9:24 · KJV
Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
John 9:25 · KJV
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John 9:40 · KJV
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
John 9:41 · KJV
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
John 11:37 · KJV
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
Acts 13:11 · KJV
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Romans 2:19 · KJV
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
2 Peter 1:9 · KJV
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Revelation 3:17 · KJV
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Common questions
What does Strong's G5185 mean?
G5185 is the Greek word τυφλός (typhlós), meaning opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally).
How is G5185 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it blind (35 times), blind man (7 times), blind men (3 times).
How many times does G5185 appear in the Bible?
τυφλός (typhlós) is tagged in 40 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G5185 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from, G5187 (τυφόω).
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