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σκότος

Transliteration skotos		Pronunciation sko'-tos (Key)
Part of Speech neuter noun		Root Word (Etymology) From the base of σκιά (G4639)
TDNT Reference 7:423,1049	Vines View Entry

1) darkness

a) of night darkness

b) of darkened eyesight or blindness

2) metaph.

a) of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying ungodliness and immorality, together with their consequent misery in hell

b) persons in whom darkness becomes visible and holds sway

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Strong's Number G4655 matches the Greek σκότος (skotos), which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in Act of the Greek concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Act 2:20 - Act 26:18)
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Act 2:20	The sun ²²⁴⁶ shall be turned ³³⁴⁴ into ¹⁵¹⁹ darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵, and ²⁵³² the moon ⁴⁵⁸² into ¹⁵¹⁹ blood ¹²⁹, before ²²²⁸ ⁴²⁵⁰ that great ³¹⁷³ and ²⁵³² notable ²⁰¹⁶ day ²²⁵⁰ of the Lord ²⁹⁶² come ²⁰⁶⁴ :
Act 13:11	And ²⁵³² now ³⁵⁶⁸, behold ²⁴⁰⁰ , the hand ⁵⁴⁹⁵ of the Lord ²⁹⁶² [is] upon ¹⁹⁰⁹ thee ⁴⁵⁷¹, and ²⁵³² thou shalt be ²⁰⁷¹ blind ⁵¹⁸⁵, not ³³⁶¹ seeing ⁹⁹¹ the sun ²²⁴⁶ for ⁸⁹¹ a season ²⁵⁴⁰. And ¹¹⁶¹ immediately ³⁹¹⁶ there fell ¹⁹⁶⁸ on ¹⁹⁰⁹ him ⁸⁴⁶ a mist ⁸⁸⁷ and ²⁵³² a darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵; and ²⁵³² he went about ⁴⁰¹³ seeking ²²¹² some to lead him by the hand ⁵⁴⁹⁷.
Act 26:18	To open ⁴⁵⁵ their ⁸⁴⁶ eyes ³⁷⁸⁸, [and] to turn ¹⁹⁹⁴ [them] from ⁵⁷⁵ darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵ to ¹⁵¹⁹ light ⁵⁴⁵⁷, and ²⁵³² [from] the power ¹⁸⁴⁹ of Satan ⁴⁵⁶⁷ unto ¹⁹⁰⁹ God ²³¹⁶, that they ⁸⁴⁶ may receive ²⁹⁸³ forgiveness ⁸⁵⁹ of sins ²⁶⁶, and ²⁵³² inheritance ²⁸¹⁹ among ¹⁷²² them which are sanctified ³⁷ by faith ⁴¹⁰² that is in ¹⁵¹⁹ me ¹⁶⁹¹.

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