verb
skotizomō
Strong’sG4654
I darken
stem skotiz-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† σκοτίζω
(< σκότος), [in LXX for חשׁךְ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4654 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskot-id-zo
to obscure (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4655;
King Jamesdarken.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
make dark, τὸν θεὸν τὸν φωτίζοντα καὶ σκοτίζοντα τὸν κόσμον Refs 3rd c.AD+; get in the light of, ἐνέργειαν Refs 1st c.BC+; stupefy, σκορπίους Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be darkened, Refs 1st c.AD+; to be blinded, σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν LXX+NT; to be dizzy, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| skotizitiσκοτισθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | darkened | 2× |
| skotizitaἐσκοτίσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | darkened | 1× |
| skotiziteiaσκοτισθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | darkened | 1× |
| skotizilarσκοτισθήτωσαν | happened · theyaorist passive imperative 3rd person plural | darkened | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotizomō | skotizome | skotizomē | skotizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skotizosō | skotizose | skotizosē | skotizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotizotō | skotizote | skotizotē | skotizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | skotizonō | skotizone | skotizonē | skotizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotizovō | skotizove | skotizovē | skotizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skotizolō | skotizole | skotizolē | skotizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotizimi | skotizima |
| you 2nd person singular | skotizisi | skotizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotiziti2×σκοτισθήσεται | skotizita1×ἐσκοτίσθη |
| we 1st person plural | skotizini | skotizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotizivi | skotiziva |
| they 3rd person plural | skotizili | skotizila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotizomeiō | skotizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skotizoseiō | skotizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotizoteiō | skotizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | skotizoneiō | skotizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotizoveiō | skotizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skotizoleiō | skotizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | skotiziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotiziteia1×σκοτισθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | skotizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotiziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | skotizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skotizosōr | skotizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotizotōr | skotizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotizovōr | skotizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skotizolōr | skotizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skotizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | skotizilar1×σκοτισθήτωσαν |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | skotizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | skotizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | skotizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skotizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | skotizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skotiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | skotizorō | skotizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | skotiziri | skotizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | skotizorōntos | skotizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | skotizirintos | skotizirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
skotiz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
skotiziti“darkened”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 24:29… thlipsian taiu hēmeraiu ekeinaiu tos hēlios skotiziti, kai tas selēnas ouk dōati tem …… those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give …
Mark 13:24… meta tan thlipsian ekeinan tos hēlios skotiziti, kai tas selēnas ouk dōati tem …… that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give …
skotizita“darkened”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 1:21… mataiila en toi dialogismoi autoiu kai skotizita tas asunetas autoiu kardias;… became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
skotiziteia“darkened”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 8:12… kai tem tritem toiu asteroiu, hina skotiziteia tem tritem autoiu kai tas hēmeras …… A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was …
skotizilar“darkened”happened · theyaorist passive imperative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 11:10skotizilar tois ofthalmois autoiu teu mē bleparō, …May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their …