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Lexicon :: Strong's G2217 - zophos

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ζόφος
Transliteration
zophos (Key)
Pronunciation
dzof'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Akin to the base of νέφος (G3509)
mGNT
5x in 4 unique form(s) TR
4x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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

Strong’s Definitions

ζόφος zóphos, dzof'-os; akin to the base of G3509; gloom (as shrouding like a cloud):—blackness, darkness, mist.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2217 in the following manner: darkness (2x), mist (1x), blackness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2217 in the following manner: darkness (2x), mist (1x), blackness (1x).

  1. darkness, blackness

    1. used of the darkness of the nether world

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ζόφος zóphos, dzof'-os; akin to the base of G3509; gloom (as shrouding like a cloud):—blackness, darkness, mist.
STRONGS G2217:
ζόφος, -ου, ὁ, (akin to γνόφος, δνόφος, νέφος, κνέφας, see Bttm. Lexil. 2, p. 266 [Fishlake's translation, p. 378]; cf. Curtius, p. 706), darkness, blackness: Hebrews 12:18 L T Tr WH; as in Homer Iliad 15, 191; 21, 56, etc., used of the darkness of the nether world (cf. Grimm on Wis. 17:14), 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6; ζόφος τοῦ σκότους (cf. חֹשֶׁךְ־אֲפֵלָה, Exodus 10:22), the blackness of (i. e. the densest) darkness, 2 Peter 2:17; Jude 1:13. [Cf. Trench, § c.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
10:22
Hebrews
12:18
2 Peter
2:4; 2:17
Jude
1:6; 1:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2217 matches the Greek ζόφος (zophos),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:18 - You have not come to a physical mountain,[fn] to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:4 - For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell,[fn] in gloomy pits of darkness,[fn] where they are being held until the day of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:17 - These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:6 - And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:13 - They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.
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