τυφλόωtyphlóō
to blind, make blind: metaphorically, John 12:40 (LXX, καμμύω), 2 Corinthians 4:4, 1 John 2:11.
Greek (New Testament) · G5186
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- John 12:40 “The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts— so that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and have me heal them.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
- 1 John 2:11 But anyone who hates a fellow believer is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.