σκότος
skotos
“darkness”
Definition
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
from the base of G4639 (σκιά);
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
G:N-M/N
G:N-M/N
Occurrences
σκότος appears 30 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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 men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
the people living in darknesshave seen a great light;on those living in the land of the shadow of death,a light has dawned.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.