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τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν

Blind · to look up; by implication, to recover sight

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τυφλός G5185 blind
Pronunciation typhlós
Blind describes both physical sight loss and spiritual inability to perceive divine truth or moral reality
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ἀναβλέπω G308 to look up; by implication, to recover sight
Pronunciation anablépō
Recover sight literally and spiritually; Jesus uses it as sign of messianic restoration
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What does τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν (typhloi anablepousin) mean in the Bible?

τυφλός · ἀναβλέπω is a Greek word meaning "blind people receive sight".

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Meaning

blind people receive sight
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:22 · Matt 15:14 · Mark 10:46 · Mark 10:51 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 18:35 · John 9:2 · John 9:18 · John 9:19 · John 9:20 · John 9:24 · John 9:25 · Acts 13:11 · 2 Pet 1:9 · Rev 3:17 15×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:27 · Matt 9:28 · Matt 11:5 · Matt 15:14 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 21:14 · Luke 7:22 · John 9:39 · John 9:40 · John 9:41 10×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:14 · John 5:3 · John 10:21 · Rom 2:19 4×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 8:23 · John 9:32 · John 11:37 3×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 4:18 · Luke 7:21 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine John 9:17 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 15:14 · Mark 8:22 · Mark 10:49 · Luke 6:39 · John 9:1 · John 9:13 6×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:30 · Matt 15:31 · Luke 14:13 · Luke 14:21 4×
Vocative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:17 · Matt 23:19 · Matt 23:24 4×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:26 1×
50 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 8 ongoing 2 imperative 2 subjunctive 4 participle 9
Tense
aorist 23 present 2
Voice
active 25
Mood
indicative 10 participle 9 subjunctive 4 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:5 ἀναβλέπουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:19 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:34 ἀνέβλεψαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:41 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Mark 7:34 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Mark 8:24 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Mark 10:51 ἀναβλέψω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:52 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 16:4 ἀναβλέψασαι aorist active participle participle Luke 7:22 ἀναβλέπουσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:16 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Luke 18:41 ἀναβλέψω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 18:42 Ἀνάβλεψον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:43 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 19:5 ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle Luke 21:1 Ἀναβλέψας aorist active participle participle John 9:11 ἀνέβλεψα aorist active indicative completed John 9:15 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed John 9:18 ἀνέβλεψεν aorist active indicative completed John 9:18 ἀναβλέψαντος aorist active participle participle Acts 9:12 ἀναβλέψῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 9:17 ἀναβλέψῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 9:18 ἀνέβλεψέν aorist active indicative completed Acts 22:13 ἀνάβλεψον aorist active imperative imperative Acts 22:13 ἀνέβλεψα aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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