ΣΚΟΤΟΣ, σκοτος
SKOTOS, skotos
Sounds Like: SKO-tos
Translations: darkness, gloom, a darkness
From the root: ΣΚΟΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to darkness, either literal absence of light or metaphorical darkness, such as spiritual or moral obscurity, ignorance, or a state of wickedness. It can be used to describe a physical condition or a spiritual one.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4655 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- Deuteronomy — 4:11
- Tobit — 14:10
- Psalms — 17:12, 17:29, 34:6, 54:6, 103:20, 104:28, 138:11, 138:12
- Proverbs — 20:20
- Ecclesiastes — 2:13
- Job — 3:4, 3:5, 5:14, 12:25, 15:30, 18:6, 18:18, 19:8, 20:26, 22:11, 23:17, 24:14, 24:15
- Sirach — 23:18
- Isaiah — 5:20, 5:30, 8:22, 42:16, 45:7, 47:1, 47:5, 50:3, 58:10, 59:9, 60:2
- Jeremiah — 13:16, 28:34
- Joel — 3:4
- Nahum — 1:8
- Matthew — 6:23, 8:12, 22:13, 25:30, 27:45
- Mark — 15:33
- Luke — 11:35, 23:44
- John — 3:19
- Acts of the Apostles — 2:20, 13:11
- 2 Corinthians — 6:14
- Ephesians — 5:8
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 1:2, 1:5
- Exodus — 10:21, 10:22, 14:20
- Deuteronomy — 4:11, 5:22
- 2 Samuel — 1:9, 22:12, 22:29
- Tobit — 4:10, 14:10, 14:10
- Psalms — 17:12, 17:29, 34:6, 103:20, 104:28, 138:11, 138:12
- Psalms of Solomon — 14:6, 15:11
- Odes — 10:72
- Proverbs — 20:10
- Ecclesiastes — 2:13
- Job — 3:4, 3:5, 3:6, 5:14, 12:25, 15:30, 18:6, 18:18, 19:8, 20:26, 22:11, 23:17, 24:14, 24:15
- Sirach — 23:18
- Isaiah — 5:20, 5:30, 8:22, 42:16, 45:7, 47:5, 50:3, 58:10, 59:9, 60:2
- Jeremiah — 13:16, 28:34
- Lamentations — 3:2
- Ezekiel — 32:8
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 3:72
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 3:72
- Amos — 5:18, 5:20
- Joel — 2:31
- Nahum — 1:8
- Enoch — 10:4, 10:5
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 6:23, 8:12, 22:13, 25:30, 27:45
- Mark — 15:33
- Luke — 11:35, 23:44
- John — 3:19
- Acts — 2:20, 13:11
- 2 Corinthians — 6:14
- Ephesians — 5:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΟΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΣΚΟΤΕΙ — (to) darkness, (to) a darkness, (to) gloom, (to) a gloom
- ΣΚΟΤΕΙΝΗ — dark, gloomy, obscure, a dark (one)
- ΣΚΟΤΕΙΝΟΣ — dark, gloomy, full of darkness, a dark (thing)
- ΣΚΟΤΙ — darkness, a darkness, gloom, obscurity
- ΣΚΟΤΙΑ — darkness, a darkness
- ΣΚΟΤΙΝΟΣ — dark, gloomy, full of darkness
- ΣΚΟΤΙΟΝ — darkness, a dark place, gloom
- ΣΚΟΤΟΙ — darkness, a darkness, gloom, shadows
- ΣΚΟΤΟΝ — darkness, gloom, a darkness, a gloom
- ΣΚΟΤΟΥΣ — of darkness, of gloom
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