What does σκοτίζω (skotízō) mean in the Bible?
σκοτίζω (skotízō) is a Greek word meaning "to obscure (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G4654
σκοτίζω
To obscure (literally or figuratively)
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σκοτίζω G4654
Pronunciation skotízō
What does σκοτίζω (skotízō) mean in the Bible?
σκοτίζω (skotízō) is a Greek word meaning "to obscure (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4654?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will be darkened (2), be darkened (1), darkened (1), were darkened (1).
Where does σκοτίζω (skotízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), Mark (1), Matthew (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It will be darkened 2× Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:24
be darkened 1× Romans 11:10
darkened 1× Romans 1:21
were darkened 1× Revelation 8:12
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 24:29 σκοτισθήσεται to will be darkened Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Mark 13:24 σκοτισθήσεται to will be darkened Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Romans 1:21 ἐσκοτίσθη to darkened Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Romans 11:10 σκοτισθήτωσαν to be darkened Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Revelation 8:12 σκοτισθῇ to were darkened Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 24:29
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Romans 2 Revelation 1
Source forms
σκοτισθήσεται 2x skotisthēsetai Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:24
ἐσκοτίσθη 1x eskotisthē Romans 1:21
σκοτισθῇ 1x skotisthē Revelation 8:12
σκοτισθήτωσαν 1x skotisthētōsan Romans 11:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:24
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Romans 11:10
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 1:21
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 8:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to obscure (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to obscure (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:29 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
σκοτισθήσεται, skotisqhsetai
I darken
Read verse Mark 13:24 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
σκοτισθήσεται, skotisqhsetai
I darken
Read verse Luke 23:45 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐσκοτίσθη eskotisqh
I darken
Read verse Romans 1:21 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐσκοτίσθη eskotisqh
I darken
Read verse Romans 11:10 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Imperative
σκοτισθήτωσαν skotisqhtwsan
I darken
Read verse Ephesians 4:18 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐσκοτισμένοι eskotismenoi
I darken
Read verse Revelation 8:12 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
σκοτισθῇ skotisqh
I darken
Read verse Revelation 9:2 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐσκοτίσθη eskotisqh
I darken
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 2
Voice
passive 5
Mood
indicative 3 subjunctive 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 24:29 σκοτισθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Mark 13:24 σκοτισθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Romans 1:21 ἐσκοτίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Romans 11:10 σκοτισθήτωσαν aorist passive imperative imperative Revelation 8:12 σκοτισθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive
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
σκοτίζω 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