τύφω G5188
smoldering, smoking, sending up smoke without flame
Matthew 12:20 quotes Isaiah's prophecy about the Messiah: 'A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench.' The image depicts a lamp wick barely alive, smoking rather than burning brightly—representing weak, failing faith or diminished spiritual vitality. Where others might snuff out such feeble light, Jesus gently tends it back to health. The smoldering wick symbolizes those who are spiritually fragile, barely holding on; Christ's compassion preserves rather than destroys such vulnerable faith.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Matthew applies Isaiah's servant prophecy to Jesus' gentle ministry to the weak and broken. The smoldering wick represents diminished spiritual life, faith that's nearly extinguished but still faintly alive. The multilingual glosses—Spanish 'humeante', French 'fumer', German preserving the Greek—all convey smoking without proper flame. Rather than impatiently discarding such failing faith, Jesus carefully nurtures it back to full flame. The image assures struggling believers that Christ doesn't require perfection before offering help; he specializes in restoring what seems nearly lost, treating the weak with tenderness rather than harsh judgment. 1×
AR["مُدَخِّنَةً"]·ben["ধূমায়িত"]·DE["τυφόμενον"]·EN["smoldering"]·FR["fumer"]·heb["עֲמֵמָה"]·HI["धुअअन-देति-हुइ"]·ID["berasap"]·IT["tuphomenon"]·jav["ingkang-kemepul"]·KO["타는"]·RU["курящийся"]·ES["humeante"]·SW["unaofuka-moshi"]·TR["tütümlenen"]·urd["دھواں-دار"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
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+…