noun · feminine
skotias
Greekσκοτία (skotia)
Strong’sG4653
darkness
stem skoti-17 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† σκοτία, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX: Jb 28:3 (אֹפֶל), Mi 3:6 (חָשְׁכָה), Is 16:3 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4653 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskot-ee'-ah
dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4655;
King Jamesdark(-ness).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | skotias6×σκοτία | skotiais |
| object accusative | skotian | skotiain |
| direct address vocative | skotiar | skotiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | skotiau1×σκοτίας | skotiaiu |
| to, for dative | skotia10×σκοτίᾳ | skotiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
skotia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
skotias“darkness”subjectnominative singular6×
John 1:5“darkness”kai tem fōtem en ta skotia fainatō, kai tas skotias autem ouk katalambata.The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 6:17“dark”kai embainaratois eis ploiem archele peran tau thalassau eis Kafarnaoum. kai skotias ēdē ginatelē kai oupō erchatelē pros autoin tos Iēsus,got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
John 12:35“darkness”legata oun autoi tos Iēsus; Ēti mikron chronon tem fōtem en vi atō. peripatavōr hōs tem fōtem echavō, hina mē skotias vin katalambateia, kai tos peripatarōtos en ta skotia ouk oidatē pou hupagatō.Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
1 John 1:5“darkness”Kai atō houtas tas angelias han akouanē apo autou kai anangellanō vi, hoti tos theos fōtem atō kai skotias en auto ouk atō oudenas.And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 2:8“darkness”palin entolan kainan grafamō vi, hem atō alēthem en auto kai en vi, hoti tas skotias paragitō kai tem fōtem tem alēthinem ēdē fainatō.Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
1 John 2:11“darkness”tos de misarōtos ton adelfon autou en ta skotia atō kai en ta skotia peripatatō, kai ouk oidatē pou hupagatō, hoti tas skotias tuflata toin ofthalmoin autou.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
skotiau“dark”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
John 20:1“dark”Ta de hena teiu sabbateiu Marias tas Magdalēnas erchetō prōi skotiau ēti arōtau eis tem mnēmeiem, kai blepatō ton lithon airirēton ek teu mnēmeieu.Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
skotia“darkness”to, fordative singular10×
Matthew 4:16“darkness”tos laos tos katherōtos en skotia fōtem horata megem, kai toi katherōtoi en chōra kai skia thanatou fōtem anatellata autoi.the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
Matthew 10:27“dark”hem legamō vi en ta skotia, legavar en te fōte; kai hem eis tem ouem akouavō, kērussavar epi teiu dōmeiu.What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
Luke 12:3“dark”anti heiu hoseim en ta skotia legava en te fōte akouiti, kai hem pros tem ouem lalava en tei tameiei kērussiti epi teiu dōmeiu.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
John 1:5“darkness”kai tem fōtem en ta skotia fainatō, kai tas skotias autem ouk katalambata.The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 8:12“darkness”Palin oun autoi lalata tos Iēsus legarōtos; Mis amō tem fōtem tou kosmou; tos akoloutharōtos mi ouk mē peripatateia en ta skotia, alla echati tem fōtem tau zōau.Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 12:35“darkness”legata oun autoi tos Iēsus; Ēti mikron chronon tem fōtem en vi atō. peripatavōr hōs tem fōtem echavō, hina mē skotias vin katalambateia, kai tos peripatarōtos en ta skotia ouk oidatē pou hupagatō.Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
John 12:46“darkness”mis fōtem eis ton kosmon erchamē, hina pantos tos pisteuarōtos eis min en ta skotia mē menateia.I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
1 John 2:9“darkness”tos legarōtos en te fōte arō kai ton adelfon autou misarōtos en ta skotia atō heōs arti.If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
1 John 2:11“darkness”tos de misarōtos ton adelfon autou en ta skotia atō kai en ta skotia peripatatō, kai ouk oidatē pou hupagatō, hoti tas skotias tuflata toin ofthalmoin autou.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
1 John 2:11“darkness”tos de misarōtos ton adelfon autou en ta skotia atō kai en ta skotia peripatatō, kai ouk oidatē pou hupagatō, hoti tas skotias tuflata toin ofthalmoin autou.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.