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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 97 times in 90 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 1:2–Psa 107:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:2 - The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:5 - God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:21 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:22 - So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:20 - The cloud settled between the Egyptian and Israelite camps. As darkness fell, the cloud turned to fire, lighting up the night. But the Egyptians and Israelites did not approach each other all night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - “You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while flames from the mountain shot into the sky. The mountain was shrouded in black clouds and deep darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:22 - “The LORD spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:5 - They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don’t know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:9 - “Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:12 - He shrouded himself in darkness,
veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:29 - O LORD, you are my lamp.
The LORD lights up my darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:5 - So at twilight they set out for the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:7 - So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:4 - Let that day be turned to darkness.
Let it be lost even to God on high,
and let no light shine on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:5 - Let the darkness and utter gloom claim that day for its own.
Let a black cloud overshadow it,
and let the darkness terrify it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6 - Let that night be blotted off the calendar,
never again to be counted among the days of the year,
never again to appear among the months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:14 - They find it is dark in the daytime,
and they grope at noon as if it were night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:22 - It is a land as dark as midnight,
a land of gloom and confusion,
where even the light is dark as midnight.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:22 - “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:25 - They grope in the darkness without a light.
He makes them stagger like drunkards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:22 - They dare not go out into the darkness
for fear they will be murdered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:30 - “They will not escape the darkness.
The burning sun will wither their shoots,
and the breath of God will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:12 - These men say that night is day;
they claim that the darkness is light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:6 - The light in their tent will grow dark.
The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:18 - They will be thrust from light into darkness,
driven from the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:8 - God has blocked my way so I cannot move.
He has plunged my path into darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26 - Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness.
A wildfire will devour their goods,
consuming all they have left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:11 - That is why you cannot see in the darkness,
and waves of water cover you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:17 - Darkness is all around me;
thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:14 - The murderer rises in the early dawn
to kill the poor and needy;
at night he is a thief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:15 - The adulterer waits for the twilight,
saying, ‘No one will see me then.’
He hides his face so no one will know him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 - Thieves break into houses at night
and sleep in the daytime.
They are not acquainted with the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10 - He created the horizon when he separated the waters;
he set the boundary between day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:3 - They know how to shine light in the darkness
and explore the farthest regions of the earth
as they search in the dark for ore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:3 - when he lit up the way before me
and I walked safely through the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:15 - Do you know how God controls the storm
and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 - “Where does light come from,
and where does darkness go?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - He shrouded himself in darkness,
veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28 - You light a lamp for me.
The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:6 - Make their path dark and slippery,
with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:5 - Fear and trembling overwhelm me,
and I can’t stop shaking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:5 - But these oppressors know nothing;
they are so ignorant!
They wander about in darkness,
while the whole world is shaken to the core.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:12 - Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?
Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:6 - Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:20 - You send the darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals prowl about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:28 - The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness,
for they had defied his commands to let his people go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

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