noun · neuter
skotem
Greekσκότος (skotos)
Strong’sG4655
darkness
stem skot-30 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σκότος, -ου, ὁ the more usual cl. form (cf. σ., τό),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4655 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskot'-os
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom the base of G4639;
King Jamesdarkness.
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 or object direct | skotem8×σκότος | skoteim |
| of, belonging to genitive | skoteu12×σκότους | skoteiu |
| to, for dative | skote4×σκότει | skotei |
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
skote 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
30 occurrences, every one of them listed
skotem“darkness”subject or objectdirect singular8×
Matthew 6:23“darkness”ean de tos ofthalmos su ponēros ateiō, holem tem sōmem su skoteinem eti. ei oun tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō, tem skotem posem.But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 6:23“darkness”ean de tos ofthalmos su ponēros ateiō, holem tem sōmem su skoteinem eti. ei oun tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō, tem skotem posem.But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 27:45“darkness”Apo de hektau hōrau skotem gineta epi pantan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatau.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Mark 15:33“darkness”Kai gineratau hōrau hektau skotem gineta epi holan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatau.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Luke 11:35“darkness”skopasōr oun mē tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
Luke 23:44“darkness”Kai ate ēdē hōsei hōras hektas kai skotem gineta epi holan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatauIt was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
Acts 13:11“darkness”kai nun idou cheiras kuriou epi sin, kai esi tuflos mē bleparōtos ton hēlion achri kairou. parachrēma de piptata epi auton achluas kai skotem, kai periagarōtos zētate cheiragōgoin.Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
Ephesians 5:8“darkness”ave gar pote skotem, nun de fōtem en kurio; hōs tekneim fōteu peripatavōr,For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
skoteu“darkness”of, belonging togenitive singular12×
Luke 22:53“darkness”kata hēmeran arōtou mu meta vu en te hiere ouk ekteinava tain cheirain epi min; alla houtas atō vu tas hōras kai tas exousias teu skoteu.Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
Acts 26:18“darkness”anoigara ofthalmoin autoiu, teu epistrefara apo skoteu eis fōtem kai tau exousiau tou Satanaou epi ton theon, teu lambara autoin afesian hamartaiu kai klēron en toi hagiazirētoi pistia ta eis min.to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Romans 13:12“darkness”tas nuxas prokoptata, tas de hēmeras engizatē. apoballeneia oun teim ergeim teu skoteu, endueneia de teim hopleim teu fōteu.The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
1 Corinthians 4:5“darkness”hōste mē pro kairou tinem krinavōr, heōs an erchateia tos kurios, hos kai fōtizati teim krupteim teu skoteu kai fanerati tain boulain taiu kardiaiu, kai tote tos epainos gineti hekasto apo tou theou.Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
2 Corinthians 4:6“darkness”hoti tos theos tos legaratos; Ek skoteu fōtem lampati, hos lampata en tai kardiai nu pros fōtismon tau gnōsiau tau doxau tou theou en prosōpe Christou.For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:11“darkness”kai mē sunkoinōnavōr tei ergei tei akarpei teu skoteu, mallon de kai elenchavōr,Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Ephesians 6:12“darkness”hoti ouk atō ni tas palas pros haimem kai sarxan, alla pros tain archain, pros tain exousiain, pros toin kosmokratōroin teu skoteu houteu, pros teim pneumatikeim tau ponēriau en tei epouranei.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Colossians 1:13“darkness”hos rueta nin ek tau exousiau teu skoteu kai methistanata eis tan basileian tou huiou tau agapau autou,He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
1 Thessalonians 5:5“darkness”pantois gar vis huiois fōteu avō kai huiois hēmerau. ouk anō nuxau oude skoteu;For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
1 Peter 2:9“darkness”Vis de genem eklektem, basileiem hierateumem, ethnem hagiem, laos eis peripoiēsian, hopōs tain aretain exangellaveia tou ek skoteu vin kalaratou eis tem thaumastem autou fōtem;But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
2 Peter 2:17“darkness”Houtois alō pēgais anudrais kai homichlais hupo lailapsau elaunirōtais, hoi tos zofos teu skoteu tēritē.These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
Jude 1:13“darkness”kumeim agrieim thalassau epafrizarōteim tain heauteiu aischunain, astērois planētois hoi tos zofos teu skoteu eis aiōnon tēritē.They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
skote“darkness”to, fordative singular4×
Luke 1:79“darkness”epifainara toi en skote kai skia thanatou katherōtoi, teu kateuthunara toin podoin nu eis hodan eirēnau.to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Romans 2:19“darkness”peithasē tē siauton hodēgon arō tufloiu, fōtem toiu en skote,if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
1 Thessalonians 5:4“darkness”vis de, adelfoir, ouk avō en skote, hina tas hēmeras vin hōs kleptos katalambateia,But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
1 John 1:6“darkness”ean leganeia hoti koinōnian echanō meta autou kai en te skote peripataneiō, pseudenō kai ouk poianō tan alētheian;If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
skotem6×
Matthew 8:12“darkness”tois de huiois tau basileiau ekballili eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 22:13“darkness”tote tos basilevos legata toi diakonoi; Daratois autou podoin kai cheirain ekballavar auton eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:30“darkness”kai ton achreion doulon ekballavar eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
John 3:19“darkness”houtas de atō tas krisias hoti tem fōtem erchatē eis ton kosmon kai agapala tois anthrōpois mallon tem skotem ē tem fōtem, ate gar autoiu ponēreim teim ergeim.And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
Acts 2:20“darkness”tos hēlios metastrefiti eis skotem kai tas selēnas eis haimem prin ē erchara hēmeran kuriou tan megan kai epifanan.The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6:14“darkness”Mē ginevōr heterozugarōtois apistoi; tinas gar metochas dikaiosuna kai anomia, ē tinas koinōnias fōte pros skotem?Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?