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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 31 times in 30 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:16 -

THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT,

AND THOSE WHO WERE SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH,

UPON THEM A LIGHT DAWNED.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:23 - “But if your eye is [fn]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness G4655, how great is the darkness G4655!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:12 - but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness G4655; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 - “Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness G4655; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:30 - “And throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness G4655; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:45 -

Now from the [fn]sixth hour darkness G4655 [fn]fell upon all the land until the [fn]ninth hour.

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And when the [fn]sixth hour came, darkness G4655 [fn]fell over the whole land until the [fn]ninth hour.

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TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS G4655 AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH,

To direct our feet into the way of peace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:35 - “Therefore watch out that the light in you is not darkness G4655.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:53 - “While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but [fn]this hour and the authority of darkness G4655 are yours.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 -

And it was now about [fn]the sixth hour, and darkness G4655 [fn]fell over the whole land until [fn]the ninth hour,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - “And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness G4655 rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

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‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS G4655

AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,

BEFORE THE GREAT AND AWESOME DAY OF THE [fn]LORD COMES.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - “Now, behold, the hand of the [fn]Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness G4655 fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness G4655 to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:19 - and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness G4655,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:12 - The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness G4655 and put on the armor of light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - Therefore do not go on [fn]passing judgment before [fn]the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness G4655 and make manifest the motives of hearts. And then each one’s praise will come to him from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:6 - For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness G4655,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:14

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Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness G4655?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:8 - for you were formerly darkness G4655, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:11 - And do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness G4655, but instead even [fn]expose them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:12 - For our struggle is not against [fn]flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness G4655, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:13 - Who rescued us from the authority of darkness G4655, and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son of His love,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:4 - But you, brothers, are not in darkness G4655, that the day would overtake you [fn]like a thief,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:5 - for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness G4655;

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But you are A CHOSEN FAMILY, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness G4655 into His marvelous light;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:17

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These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the [fn]black darkness G4655 has been kept.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:6 - If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness G4655, we lie and do not do the truth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:13 - wild waves of the sea, casting up their own [fn]shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the [fn]black darkness G4655 has been reserved forever.
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