GreekG4656Verb

σκοτόω

skotoō

3Occurrences
G4656Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to obscure or blind (literally or figuratively)

from G4655 (σκότος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to darken. Metaphorical, of the mind! pass.
LXX: for חָשַׁךְ, קָדַר, שָׁחַר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

σκοτόω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
2
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

Ephesians 4:18BSB

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

Revelation 16:10BSB

And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

Revelation 9:2BSB

The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

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