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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 living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:23 - But if your eyes are unhealthy,[fn] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:12 - But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where 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 told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where 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 that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:45 - From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:33 - At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:79

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:79 - to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:35 - See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:53 - Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 - It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 - This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:20 - The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 - to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:19 - if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:12 - The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[fn] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:14 - Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:11 - Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:13 - For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:4 - But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:5 - You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:9 - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:17 - These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:6 - If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:13 - They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
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