What does σκοτία · ἔτι · εἰμί mean in the Bible?
σκοτία · ἔτι · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "while it was still dark".
Greek · G4653, G2089, G1510
σκοτίας ἔτι οὔσης
Dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively) · "yet," still (of time or degree) · I exist (used only when emphatic)
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
σκοτία G4653 dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation skotía
Spiritual blindness or moral ignorance, often contrasted with divine light and truth in John's theology
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ἔτι G2089 "yet," still (of time or degree)
Pronunciation éti
Marks incomplete action or state; emphasizes what remains pending or what continues into present.
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εἰμί G1510 I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciation eimí
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What does σκοτίας ἔτι οὔσης (skotias eti ousēs) mean in the Bible?
σκοτία · ἔτι · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "while it was still dark".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4653, G2089, G1510?
G4653, G2089, G1510 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. while it was still dark
Source Gloss
while it was still dark
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 17 Case pattern Dative (10) Number pattern Singular (17)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 1:5 · John 6:17 · John 12:35 · 1 John 1:5 · 1 John 2:8 · 1 John 2:11 6×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 20:1 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:16 · Matt 10:27 · Luke 12:3 · John 1:5 · John 8:12 · John 12:35 · John 12:46 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 2:11 10×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
σκοτίας ἔτι οὔσης is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain