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Lexicon :: Strong's G4655 - skotos

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σκότος
Transliteration
skotos (Key)
Pronunciation
skot'-os
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of σκιά (G4639)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:423,1049

Trench's Synonyms: c. σκότος, γνόφος, ζόφος, ἀχλύς.

Strong’s Definitions

σκότος skótos, skot'-os; from the base of G4639; shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively):—darkness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G4655 in the following manner: darkness (32x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G4655 in the following manner: darkness (32x).

  1. darkness

    1. of night darkness

    2. of darkened eyesight or blindness

  2. metaph.

    1. of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying ungodliness and immorality, together with their consequent misery in hell

    2. persons in whom darkness becomes visible and holds sway

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκότος skótos, skot'-os; from the base of G4639; shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively):—darkness.
STRONGS G4655:
σκότος, σκότου, σκοτου, ὁ (cf. σκοτία, at the beginning), from Homer down, darkness: Hebrews 12:18 Rec. (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 158; Winer's Grammar, 66 (64); B 22 (20)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Hebrews
12:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4655 matches the Greek σκότος (skotos),
which occurs 31 times in 30 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:16 - the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:23 - But if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:12 - but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 - Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:30 - And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:45 - Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:33 - Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:79

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:79 - to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:35 - Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:53 - Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 - It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 - The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!" Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:19 - and if you are convinced that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:12 - The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:6 - For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:14 - Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:8 - for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light -

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:11 - Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:13 - He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:4 - But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:5 - For you all are sons of the light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:9 - But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:17 - These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:6 - If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:13 - wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.
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