◄ 4656. skotoó ►
Strong's Lexicon skotoó: To darken, to obscure Original Word: σκοτόω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: skotoó Pronunciation: sko-to'-o Phonetic Spelling: (skot-o'-o) Definition: To darken, to obscure Meaning: (lit. or met.) I darken. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word σκότος (skotos), meaning "darkness." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of darkness in the Hebrew Bible is often represented by the word חֹשֶׁךְ (choshek), Strong's Hebrew 2822, which similarly conveys the idea of physical and spiritual darkness. Usage: The verb "skotoó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of darkening or obscuring, often in a metaphorical sense. It can refer to the darkening of the mind or understanding, indicating a lack of spiritual insight or enlightenment. This term is used to convey the idea of being spiritually blinded or unable to perceive the truth. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, light and darkness were commonly used metaphors for knowledge and ignorance, good and evil, or divine presence and absence. The concept of spiritual enlightenment versus darkness was prevalent in Jewish and early Christian thought, where light symbolized God's truth and presence, while darkness represented sin, ignorance, and separation from God. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4656 skotóō – to darken; (figuratively) to produce a condition of moral, spiritual darkness (obscurity, blindness). See 4654 (skotizō). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from skotos Definition to darken NASB Translation darkened (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4656: σκοτόω σκοτόω, σκότῳ: passive, perfect participle ἐσκοτωμενος; 1 aorist ἐσκοτώθην; (cf. WH's Appendix, p. 171); (σκότος); to darken, cover with darkness: Revelation 9:2 L T WH; ; metaphorically, to darken or blind the mind: σκοτώμενοι τῇ διάνοια, Ephesians 4:18 L T Tr WH. ((Sophocles), Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others; the Sept..) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to darken From skotos; to obscure or blind (literally or figuratively) -- be full of darkness. see GREEK skotos Forms and Transliterations εσκοτωθη εσκοτώθη ἐσκοτώθη εσκοτώθην εσκοτώθησαν εσκοτωμενη εσκοτωμένη ἐσκοτωμένη εσκοτωμενοι ἐσκοτωμένοι εσκότωται σκοτωθείη eskotomene eskotoméne eskotōmenē eskotōménē eskotomenoi eskotoménoi eskotōmenoi eskotōménoi eskotothe eskotōthē eskotṓthe eskotṓthē Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ephesians 4:18 V-RPM/P-NMP GRK: ἐσκοτωμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ NAS: being darkened in their understanding, INT: being darkened in the understanding Revelation 9:2 V-AIP-3S GRK: μεγάλης καὶ ἐσκοτώθη ὁ ἥλιος NAS: and the air were darkened by the smoke INT: great and was darkened the sun Revelation 16:10 V-RPM/P-NFS GRK: βασιλεία αὐτοῦ ἐσκοτωμένη καὶ ἐμασῶντο NAS: became darkened; and they gnawed KJV: was full of darkness; and INT: kingdom of it darkened and they were gnawing Strong's Greek 4656 3 Occurrences ἐσκοτωμένη — 1 Occ. ἐσκοτωμένοι — 1 Occ. ἐσκοτώθη — 1 Occ.