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GreekG4653Noun (Feminine)

σκοτία

skotia

12Occurrences
G4653Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)

from G4655 (σκότος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
in late writers = σκότος, darkness. Metaphorical, (a) of secrecy (opposite to ἐν φωτί): (b) of spiritual darkness.
LXX: (אֹפֶל), (חָשַׁךְ), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

σκοτία appears 12 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
6
1 John
4
Luke
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

1 John 1:5BSB

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 2:9BSB

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

John 1:5BSB

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 12:46BSB

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

John 6:17BSB

got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.