Strong G5188τύφω

to smoulder

Transliteration
tuphō
Pronunciation
too'-fo
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

Apparently a primary verb; to make a smoke that is slowly consume without flame: - smoke.

Detailed definition

τύφω
(τῦφος, smoke),
to raise a smoke; pass., to smoke: Mat.12:20 (LXX, καπνιζόμενον).†
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In the Bible

Strong G5188 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • smoking1

First verses

  1. Matthew 12:20
    A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
τύφω [ῡ],
[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.196, etc.)]: aorist infinitive θῦψαι [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus, 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus see at {ἀτυφία}:)]perfect τέθῠφα uncertain conjecture in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Crobylus Comicus 4 (τέθαιφε codex A 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus), 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.42.3)] (ὑπο-): —passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 362a7, 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 141, etc.:)]future τῠφήσομαι (ἐκ-) [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 505:)]aorist ἐτύφην (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 221:)]perfect τέθυμμαι (ἐπι-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 230a)]:—raise a smoke, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 37.36: with _accusative_ _cognate_, τύφειν καπνόν)] Hdt.[same place]: absolutely, smoke, ἐπὶ σποδῷ μυδῶσα κηκὶς μηρίων ἐτήκετο κἄτυφε κἀνέπτυε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1009.)]
II transitive, smoke, τῦφε πολλῷ τῷ καπνῷ (i.e. τοὺς σφῆκας) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 457 (troch.), compare 1079 (troch.))]:—passive, [μέλισσαι] καπνῷ τυφόμεναι [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 2.134)]; τυφόμεθα (variant{-ούμεθα}) ὑπὸ τοῦ καπνοῦ [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Caesares” 310d.)]
II.2 consume in smoke, burn slowly, τυφέτω, καιέτω τὸν Αἴτνας μηλονόμον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 659 (Lyric poetry); τ. τὸν χόρτον 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.29 (as variant for{πυροῦσι}))]: metaphorically, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Crobylus Comicus)] [same place]:—passive, smoke, smoulder, τύφεται Ἴλιον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 145 (Lyric poetry), compare “Ba.” 8; [χθὼν] καπνῷ κατερείπεται τυφομένα [prev. author] “Hec.” 478 (Lyric poetry); τυφέσθω Κύκλωψ [prev. author] “Cyc.” 655)]; λίνον τυφόμενον smouldering flax, [LXX+NT (NT.Matt.12.20 (={λ. καπνιζόμενον} LXX.Isa.42.3): _metaphorically_, τυφόμενος πόλεμος)] smouldering, but not yet broken out, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sulla” 6)]; also of the fire of love, πόθοις τυφόμενον γλυκὺ πῦρ [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 12.63 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), compare 92 ([prev. author]), 5.123 (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus), 130 ([prev. author]), 11.41 ([prev. author]).)]