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Lexicon :: Strong's G4653 - skotia

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σκοτία
Transliteration
skotia (Key)
Pronunciation
skot-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
16x in 3 unique form(s) TR
16x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:423,1049

Strong’s Definitions

σκοτία skotía, skot-ee'-ah; from G4655; dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively):—dark(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4653 in the following manner: darkness (14x), dark (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G4653 in the following manner: darkness (14x), dark (2x).

  1. darkness

  2. the darkness due to want of light

  3. metaph. used of ignorance of divine things, and its associated wickedness, and the resultant misery in hell

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκοτία skotía, skot-ee'-ah; from G4655; dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively):—dark(-ness).
STRONGS G4653:
σκοτία, 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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
28:3
Micah
3:6
Matthew
4:16; 10:27
Luke
12:3
John
1:5; 6:17; 6:17; 8:12; 12:35; 12:46; 18:20; 20:1
1 John
1:5; 2:8; 2:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4653 matches the Greek σκοτία (skotia),
which occurs 16 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:27 - مَا أَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ فِي الظَّلامِ، قُولُوهُ فِي النُّورِ؛ وَمَا تَسْمَعُونَهُ هَمْساً، نَادُوا بِهِ عَلَى السُّطُوحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:3 - لِذَلِكَ كُلُّ مَا قُلْتُمُوهُ فِي الظَّلامِ سَوْفَ يُسْمَعُ فِي النُّورِ، وَمَا تَحَدَّثْتُمْ بِهِ هَمْساً فِي الْغُرَفِ الدَّاخِلِيَّةِ سَوْفَ يُذَاعُ عَلَى سُطُوحِ الْبُيُوتِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:5 - وَالنُّورُ يُضِيءُ فِي الظَّلامِ، وَالظَّلامُ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ النُّورَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:17 - وَرَكِبُوا قَارِباً مُتَّجِهِينَ إِلَى كَفْرَنَاحُومَ فِي الضَّفَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ مِنَ الْبُحَيْرَةِ. وَخَيَّمَ الظَّلامُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَسُوعُ قَد لَحِقَ بِهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:12 - وَخَاطَبَهُمْ يَسُوعُ أَيْضاً فَقَالَ: «أَنَا نُورُ الْعَالَمِ. مَنْ يَتْبَعْنِي فَلا يَتَخَبَّطُ فِي الظَّلامِ بَلْ يَكُونُ لَهُ نُورُ الْحَيَاةِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «النُّورُ بَاقٍ مَعَكُمْ وَقْتاً قَصِيراً. فَوَاصِلُوا سَيْرَكُمْ مَادَامَ النُّورُ يُشْرِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ، لِئَلّا يُطْبِقَ عَلَيْكُمُ الظَّلامُ، فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَمْشِي فِي الظَّلامِ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:46 - جِئْتُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ نُوراً، لِكَيْ لَا يَبْقَى فِي الظَّلامِ كُلُّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:1 - وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الأُسْبُوعِ، بَكَّرَتْ مَرْيَمُ الْمَجْدَلِيَّةُ إِلَى قَبْرِ يَسُوعَ، وَالظَّلامُ مُخَيِّمٌ، فَرَأَتِ الْحَجَرَ قَدْ رُفِعَ عَنْ بَابِ الْقَبْرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:5 - وَهَذَا هُوَ الْخَبَرُ الَّذِي سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنَ الْمَسِيحِ وَنُعْلِنُهُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ اللهَ نُورٌ، وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ ظَلامٌ الْبَتَّةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8 - وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَالْوَصِيَّةُ الَّتِي أَكْتُبُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ، هِيَ جَدِيدَةٌ دَائِماً، وَتَتَّضِحُ حَقِيقَتُهَا فِي الْمَسِيحِ كَمَا تَتَّضِحُ فِيكُمْ أَنْتُمْ. ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ الظَّلامَ قَدْ بَدَأَ يَزُولُ مُنْذُ أَنْ أَشْرَقَ النُّورُ الْحَقِيقِيُّ الَّذِي مَازَالَ الآنَ مُشْرِقاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:9 - مَنِ ادَّعَى أَنَّهُ يَحْيَا فِي النُّورِ، وَلكِنَّهُ يُبْغِضُ أَحَدَ إِخْوَتِهِ، فَهُوَ مَازَالَ حَتَّى الآنَ فِي الظَّلامِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:11 - أَمَّا الَّذِي يُبْغِضُ أَحَدَ إِخْوَتِهِ، فَهُوَ تَائِهٌ فِي الظَّلامِ، يَتَلَمَّسُ طَرِيقَهُ وَلا يَعْرِفُ أَيْنَ يَتَّجِهُ، لأَنَّ الظَّلامَ قَدْ أَعْمَى عَيْنَيْهِ!
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