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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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καμμύω

Strong’s: G2576

Associated OET lemmas: καμμύω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Constructions: καμμύω; κατά; μύω; be shut

Sense 1: to refuse to learn, to refuse to recognize

Semantic entry: 27.50

Semantic domains: Learn

Subdomains: Be Willing To Learn

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to close the eyes) to be unwilling to learn and to evaluate something fairly

Notes: In a number of languages there is a problem involved in a literal rendering of ‘to close the eyes,’ since this may be understood in a strictly literal sense or as denoting death.

Collocations: καμμύω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς

Show passage in OET: MAT 13:15

OET-RV MAT 13:15

15 because these people’s hearts are insensitive, and they can barely hear with their ears,
 ⇔ and they shut their eyes so they can’t see with them.
 ⇔ Otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears,
 ⇔ and understand with their heart, and then return to me, and then I would heal them.’

OET-LV MAT 13:15

15 For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was_become_dull, and they_ hardly _heard with_the ears, and they_shut the eyes of_them, lest they_may_see with_the eyes, and they_may_hear with_the ears, and they_may_understand with_the heart, and they_may_return and I_will_be_healing them.
Show passage in OET: ACT 28:27

OET-RV ACT 28:27

27 Because these people’s minds have become dull
 ⇔ and they can barely hear with their ears
 ⇔ and they shut their eyes,
 ⇔ just in case their eyes might actually see,
 ⇔ and their ears might actually hear,
 ⇔ and they might understand with their minds,
 ⇔ and turn back to me
 ⇔ and then I would heal them.

OET-LV ACT 28:27

27 For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was_become_dull, and they_ hardly _heard with_their ears and they_shut the eyes of_them, lest they_may_see with_their eyes, and they_may_hear with_their ears, and they_may_understand with_their heart, and they_may_turn_back, and I_will_be_healing them.

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