Strong's Lexicon skotia: Darkness Original Word: σκοτία Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word σκοτός (skotos), meaning "darkness." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 2822: חֹשֶׁךְ (choshek) – darkness, obscurity. Usage: In the New Testament, "skotia" is used metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral darkness, ignorance, and the absence of divine light. It often contrasts with "phos" (light), symbolizing the presence of God, truth, and righteousness. "Skotia" can refer to the state of those who are separated from God and living in sin. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, darkness was commonly associated with chaos, evil, and the unknown. The biblical authors used this cultural understanding to convey spiritual truths. In Jewish thought, darkness often symbolized judgment and separation from God's presence. The New Testament writers, drawing from these traditions, used "skotia" to illustrate the spiritual condition of humanity without Christ. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4653 skotía (a feminine noun) – darkness, a brand of moral, spiritual obscurity (i.e. which blocks the light of God when faith is lacking). See also 4655 /skótos ("darkness"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom skotos Definition darkness NASB Translation dark (3), darkness (14). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4653: σκοτίασκοτία, σκοτίας, ἡ (on its derivation cf. σκηνή), (Thomas Magister, ὁ σκότος καί τό σκότος. τό δέ σκοτία οὐκ ἐν χρησει namely, in Attic (cf. Moeris, under the word; Liddell and Scott, under the word σκότος, at the end)), darkness: properly, the darkness due to want of daylight, John 6:17; John 20:1; ἐν τῇ σκοτία (λαλεῖν τί), unseen, in secret (equivalent to ἐν κρύπτω, John 18:20), privily, in private, opposed to ἐν τῷ φωτί, Matthew 10:27; Luke 12:3; metaphorically, used of ignorance of divine things, and its associated wickedness, and the resultant misery: Matthew 4:16 L Tr WH; John 1:5; John 6:17; John 8:12; John 12:35, 46; 1 John 1:5; 1 John 2:8f, 11. (Ap. Rh. 4, 1698; Anth. 8, 187. 190; for חָשְׁכָה Micah 3:6; for אֹפֶל, Job 28:3.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance darkness. From skotos; dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively) -- dark(-ness). see GREEK skotos Forms and Transliterations σκότει σκοτια σκοτία σκοτίᾳ σκοτιας σκοτίας skotei skótei skotia skotía skotíāi skotias skotíasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 10:27 N-DFSGRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν NAS: I tell you in the darkness, speak KJV: you in darkness, [that] speak ye in INT: in the darkness speak in Luke 12:3 N-DFS John 1:5 N-DFS John 1:5 N-NFS John 6:17 N-NFS John 8:12 N-DFS John 12:35 N-NFS John 12:35 N-DFS John 12:46 N-DFS John 20:1 N-GFS 1 John 1:5 N-NFS 1 John 2:8 N-NFS 1 John 2:9 N-DFS 1 John 2:11 N-DFS 1 John 2:11 N-DFS 1 John 2:11 N-NFS Strong's Greek 4653 |
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