What does σκότος · ἐξώτερος mean in the Bible?
σκότος · ἐξώτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "outer darkness".
Greek · G4655, G1857
σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον
Darkness · exterior
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σκότος G4655 darkness
Pronunciation skótos
Physical and spiritual darkness; moral/spiritual blindness and evil's domain in NT theology
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ἐξώτερος G1857 exterior
Pronunciation exṓteros
Outer darkness: the place of divine judgment, contrasted with inner light of God's kingdom
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What does σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον (skotos to exōteron) mean in the Bible?
σκότος · ἐξώτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "outer darkness".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4655, G1857?
G4655, G1857 is connected to 30 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. outer darkness
Source Gloss
outer darkness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 30 Case pattern Genitive (12) Number pattern Singular (30)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:23 · Matt 27:45 · Mark 15:33 · Luke 11:35 · Luke 23:44 · Acts 13:11 · Eph 5:8 8×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 22:53 · Acts 26:18 · Rom 13:12 · 1 Cor 4:5 · 2 Cor 4:6 · Eph 5:11 · Eph 6:12 · Col 1:13 · 1 Thess 5:5 · 1 Pet 2:9 · 2 Pet 2:17 · Jude 1:13 12×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 1:79 · Rom 2:19 · 1 Thess 5:4 · 1 John 1:6 4×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 8:12 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 25:30 · John 3:19 · Acts 2:20 · 2 Cor 6:14 6×
Word Origins
σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον 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