ΣΚΟΤΟΩ, σκοτοω
SKOTOŌ, skotoō
Sounds Like: sko-TO-oh
Translations: to darken, to be darkened, to obscure, to make dark
From the root: ΣΚΟΤΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to darken, to make dark, or to obscure. It can be used literally to describe something becoming dark, or figuratively to describe a mind or understanding becoming dim or confused. It implies a loss of light or clarity.
Inflection: Does not inflect (this is the infinitive form, but it can also be the present active indicative first person singular)
Strong’s number: G4654 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΟΤΟΩ.
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.
- ἘΣΚΟΤΩΘΗΝ — I was darkened, I became dark, I was made dark, I was blinded
- ἘΣΚΟΤΩΘΗΣΑΝ — they were darkened, they became dark, they were made dark
- ἘΣΚΟΤΩΜΕΝΗ — darkened, made dark, obscured, a darkened one
- ἘΣΚΟΤΩΜΕΝΟΙ — darkened, having been darkened, made dark, blinded, obscured
- ἘΣΚΟΤΩΤΑΙ — has been darkened, is darkened, has become dark
- ΕΣΚΟΤΩΘΗΝ — I was darkened, I became dark, I was obscured
- ΕΣΚΟΤΩΘΗΣΑ — they were darkened, they became dark, they were made dark
- ΕΣΚΟΤΩΜΕΝΗ — having been darkened, having been obscured, darkened, obscured
- ΕΣΚΟΤΩΜΕΝΟΙ — darkened, having been darkened, blinded, those who have been darkened
- ΕΣΚΟΤΩΤΑΙ — has been darkened, has become dark, has been made dark
- ΕΣΣΚΟΤΩΘΗ — was darkened, became dark, was made dark, was obscured
- ΣΚΟΤΩ — to darken, to make dark, to blind, to obscure
- ΣΚΟΤΩΘΕΙΗ — may it be darkened, may it be blinded, may it be made dark, may it be made blind
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