ΑΠΟΤΥΦΛΟΙ, αποτυφλοι
APOTYPHLOI, apotyphloi
Sounds Like: ah-po-TY-floy
Translations: blinds, makes blind, causes to be blind, makes completely blind
From the root: ΑΠΟΤΥΦΛΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to blind' or 'to make completely blind'. It is formed from the prefix 'apo-' (meaning 'from' or 'completely') and the verb 'typhloo' (meaning 'to blind'). It describes the action of depriving someone or something of sight, often implying a complete or thorough blinding. It can be used in a literal sense for physical blindness or metaphorically for intellectual or spiritual blindness, such as blinding someone's judgment or understanding.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G661 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 20:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΤΥΦΛΟΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΤΥΦΛΩΘΗΝΑΙ — to be blinded, to become blind
- ἈΠΟΤΥΦΛΩΣΕΙ — he will blind, he will make blind, he will cause to be blind
- ΑΠΟΤΥΦΛΩΘΗΝΑΙ — to be blinded, to become blind
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