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σκότος

Darkness

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σκότος G4655
Pronunciation skótos

What does σκότος (skótos) mean in the Bible?

σκότος (skótos) is a Greek word meaning "darkness". σκότος, -ου, ὁ the more usual cl.

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Meaning

darkness
Extended definition

Physical and spiritual darkness; moral/spiritual blindness and evil's domain in NT theology

darkness: Heb.12:18, Rec.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
30 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 23:44–49 σκότος skótos
Darkness
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

σκότος · ἐξώτερος G4655, G1857
outer darkness
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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