2001 Translation

ZOPHOU, zophou

Sounds Like: ZOH-foo

Translations: of gloom, of darkness, of blackness

From the root: ΖΟΦΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a deep, thick, and oppressive darkness, often associated with the underworld or a place of judgment. It is a compound word, but its parts are not easily separable into distinct meanings. It is used to describe a profound and terrifying obscurity, more intense than ordinary darkness.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine

Strong’s number: G2217 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 2 Peter — 2:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΟΦΟΣ.

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.

• ΖΟΦΟΙΣ — to darkness, in darkness, to gloom, in gloom, to deep gloom, in deep gloom
• ΖΟΦΟΝ — gloom, darkness, a gloom, a darkness
• ΖΟΦΟΣ — gloom, darkness, deep darkness, a gloom, a darkness
• ΖΟΦΩ — (to) darkness, (in) darkness, (to) gloom, (in) gloom

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