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Lexicon :: Strong's G4654 - skotizō

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σκοτίζω
Transliteration
skotizō (Key)
Pronunciation
skot-id-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:423,1049

Strong’s Definitions

σκοτίζω skotízō, skot-id-zo; from G4655; to obscure (literally or figuratively):—darken.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4654 in the following manner: darken (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4654 in the following manner: darken (8x).

  1. to cover with darkness, to darken

  2. to be covered with darkness, be darkened

    1. of heavenly bodies as deprived of light

    2. metaph.

      1. of the eyes

      2. of the understanding

      3. of the mind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκοτίζω skotízō, skot-id-zo; from G4655; to obscure (literally or figuratively):—darken.
STRONGS G4654:
σκοτίζω: passive, perfect participle ἐσκοτισμενος (Ephesians 4:18 R G); 1 aorist ἐσκοτίσθην; 1 future σκοτισθήσομαι; (σκότος); to cover with darkness, to darken; passive, to be covered with darkness, be darkened": properly, of the heavenly bodies, as deprived of light ((Ecclesiastes 12:2)), Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 23:45 (T WH ἐκλείπω (which see 2)); Revelation 8:12; Revelation 9:2 (L T WH σκοτόω, which see); metaphorically, of the eyes, viz. of the understanding, Romans 11:10; ἡ καρδία, the mind (see καρδία, 2 b. β.), Romans 1:21; men τῇ διάνοια, Ephesians 4:18 R G. (Plutarch (adv. Col. 24, 4; Cleomed. 81, 28); Tzetzes, hist. 8, 929; the Sept. several times for חָשַׁך; (Polybius 12, 15, 10; 3Macc. 4:10; Test xii. Patr., test. Rub. § 3; test. Levi § 14).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
12:2
Matthew
24:29
Mark
13:24
Luke
23:45
Romans
1:21; 11:10
Ephesians
4:18; 4:18
Revelation
8:12; 9:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4654 matches the Greek σκοτίζω (skotizō),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - “Immediately after the anguish of those days,
the sun will be darkened,
the moon will give no light,
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - “At that time, after the anguish of those days,
the sun will be darkened,
the moon will give no light,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:45 - The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:21 - Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:10 - Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,
and let their backs be bent forever.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:18 - Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:12 - Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:2 - When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.
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