Skotoō σκοτόω
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| σκοτόω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | skotoō |
| Strong's number | G4656 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to darken |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (2) |
Skotoō (Greek σκοτόω, Strong's G4656) is a Greek verb meaning “to darken”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σκοτόω, -ῶ
(σκότος), [in LXX for חָשַׁךְ, קָדַר, שָׁחַר ;]
to darken: Rev.9:2 16:10. Metaphorical, of the mind! pass., Eph.4:18 (cf. σκοτίζω).†
(AS)
(σκότος), [in LXX for חָשַׁךְ, קָדַר, שָׁחַר ;]
to darken: Rev.9:2 16:10. Metaphorical, of the mind! pass., Eph.4:18 (cf. σκοτίζω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | darkness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they are darkened (1), were darkened (1), plunged into darkness (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Skotoō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ephesians
- Ephesians 4:18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Revelation
- Revelation 9:2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
- Revelation 16:10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).