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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, (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 3 times in 3 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 -
The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the day of the Lord come,
That great and notable day:
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
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