GreekG4654Verb

σκοτίζω

skotizō

5Occurrences
G4654Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to obscure (literally or figuratively)

from G4655 (σκότος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to darken; in NT always pass., -ομαι, to be darkened: of the heavenly bodies, (Rec., WH, mg.). Metaphorical, of the mind" (LXX) .
LXX: for חָשַׁךְ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

σκοτίζω appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
2
Matthew
1
Mark
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

Matthew 24:29BSB

Immediately after the tribulation of those days:‘The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light;the stars will fall from the sky,and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Mark 13:24BSB

But in those days, after that tribulation:‘The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light;

Revelation 8:12BSB

Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

Romans 1:21BSB

For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

Romans 11:10BSB

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,and their backs be bent forever.”

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