ἘΠΙΣΚΟΤΟΥΝΤΑΙ, ἐπισκοτουνται
EPISKOTOUNTAI, episkotountai
Sounds Like: ep-is-ko-TOO-n-tai
Translations: they are darkened, they become dark, they are obscured
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΚΟΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to be darkened' or 'to become dark'. It is often used to describe a state of intellectual or spiritual blindness, where understanding or perception is obscured. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, over) and 'σκοτέω' (to be dark).
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1990 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 10 — 1:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΚΟΤΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΣΚΟΤΕΙ — to overshadow, to darken, to obscure, to cast a shadow upon
- ἘΠΕΣΚΟΤΗΜΕΝΟΙ — darkened, having been darkened, obscured, having been obscured, blinded, having been blinded
- ἘΠΕΣΚΟΤΗΣΕΝ — darkened, overshadowed, obscured, covered with darkness
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΤΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — darkened, obscured, covered
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΤΕΩ — to darken, to obscure, to overshadow, to make dark
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