ΣΚΟΤΙΟΝ, σκοτιον
SKOTION, skotion
Sounds Like: sko-TEE-on
Translations: darkness, a dark place, gloom
From the root: ΣΚΟΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to darkness or a dark place. It is a diminutive form of the word 'σκότος' (skotos), meaning 'darkness', implying a small or specific area of darkness, or simply 'darkness' in a general sense. It can be used to describe a lack of light, or metaphorically, a state of ignorance or moral depravity.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4653 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 7:324
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
- ΣΚΟΤΟΙ — darkness, a darkness, gloom, shadows
- ΣΚΟΤΟΝ — darkness, gloom, a darkness, a gloom
- ΣΚΟΤΟΣ — darkness, gloom, a darkness
- ΣΚΟΤΟΥΣ — of darkness, of gloom
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