verb
skotimō
Greekσκοτόομαι (skotoomai)
Strong’sG4656
I darken
stem skot-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σκοτόω, -ῶ
(< σκότος), [in LXX for חשׁךְ, קדר, שׁחר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4656 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskot-o'-o
to obscure or blind (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4655;
King Jamesbe full of darkness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| skotitaἐσκοτώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | darkened | 1× |
| skotirētasἐσκοτωμένη | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular feminine | plunged into darkness | 1× |
| skotirētoisἐσκοτωμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotimō | skotime | skotimi | skotima | skotimē | skotimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skotisō | skotise | skotisi | skotisa | skotisē | skotiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotitō | skotite | skotiti | skotita1×ἐσκοτώθη | skotitē | skotitelē |
| we 1st person plural | skotinō | skotine | skotini | skotina | skotinē | skotinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotivō | skotive | skotivi | skotiva | skotivē | skotivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skotilō | skotile | skotili | skotila | skotilē | skotilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotimeiō | skotimeia | skotimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skotiseiō | skotiseia | skotiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotiteiō | skotiteia | skotiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | skotineiō | skotineia | skotineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotiveiō | skotiveia | skotiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skotileiō | skotileia | skotileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skotisōr | skotisar | skotisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotitōr | skotitar | skotitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotivōr | skotivar | skotivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skotilōr | skotilar | skotilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skotimoiō | skotimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skotisoiō | skotisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skotitoiō | skotitoia |
| we 1st person plural | skotinoiō | skotinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skotivoiō | skotivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skotiloiō | skotiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | skotirō | skotiri | skotira | skotirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | skotirōtos | skotiritos | skotiratos | skotirētos2× |
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
skot 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
skotita“darkened”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 9:2“darkened”kai anoigata tem frearem tau abussau, kai anabainata kapnos ek teu freareu hōs kapnos kaminau megau, kai skotita tos hēlios kai tos aēros ek tou kapnou teu freareu.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
skotirētas“plunged into darkness”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Revelation 16:10“plunged into darkness”Kai tos pemptos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton thronon teu thēreu; kai gineta tas basileias auteu skotirētas, kai masele tain glōssain autoiu ek tou ponou,And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish
skotirētois“darkened”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 4:18“darkened”skotirētois ta dianoia arōtois, apallotriirētois tau zōau tou theou, dia tan agnoian tan arōtan en autei, dia tan pōrōsian tau kardiau auteiu,They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.