Quick Definition
τύφω v. I raise smoke
Strong's Definition
apparently a primary verb; to make a smoke, i.e. slowly consume without flame
KJV Usage: smoke
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | τεφρόω · τυφόομαι
14.64 · (τύφομαι) · Physical Events and States · Burning
to smolder, to flicker the process of burning slowly, with accompanying smoke and relatively little glow In MAT 12:20 the burning of the wick may be described as ‘to burn very slowly’ or ‘to burn just a little,’ but it may be more satisfactory to render τύφομαι in terms of the amount of light which is shown, for example, ‘causing just a little light’ or ‘shining only a little as it burns.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τύφω: (τῦφος, smoke); fr. Hdt. down; to cause or emit smoke (Plaut. fumifico), raise a smoke; pass. (pres. ptep. τυφόμενος) to smoke (Vulg. fumigo): Mt. xii. 20.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
τύφω typhō 1x
to raise a smoke; pass. to emit smoke, smoke, smoulder, Mt. 12:20*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* τύφω
(< τῦφος, smoke
to raise a smoke; pass., to smoke: Mt 12:20 (LXX, καπνιζόμενον).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
τύφω (tuphō) — to smoulder. τύφω [ῡ], [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist infinitive θῦψαι [Refs 5th c.AD+]perfect τέθῠφα uncertain conjecture in [Refs 4th c.BC+] (ὑπο-): —passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]future τῠφήσομαι (ἐκ-) [Refs 4th c.BC+]aorist ἐτύφην (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect τέθυμμαι (ἐπι-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—raise a smoke, [Refs 4th c.BC+] Hdt.[same place]: absolutely, smoke, ἐπὶ σποδῷ μυδῶσα κηκὶς μηρίων ἐτήκετο κἄτυφε κἀνέπτυε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. transitive, smoke, τῦφε πολλῷ τῷ καπνῷ (i.e. τοὺς σφῆκας) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [μέλισσαι] καπνῷ τυφόμεναι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τυφόμεθα (variant{-ούμεθα}) ὑπὸ τοῦ καπνοῦ [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.2. consume in smoke, burn slowly, τυφέτω, καιέτω τὸν Αἴτνας μηλονόμον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, [Refs 4th c.BC+] [same place]:—passive, smoke, smoulder, τύφεται Ἴλιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λίνον τυφόμενον smouldering flax, [LXX+NT] smouldering, but not yet broken out, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; also of the fire of love, πόθοις τυφόμενον γλυκὺ πῦρ [Refs 1st c.BC+]