noun · masculine

zofos

Greekζόφος (zofos)

Strong’sG2217

darkness, murkiness

stem zof-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

darkness2×gloom2×blackness1×

What it means

** ζόφος, -ου, ὁ

(akin to γνόφος, q.v.), [in Sm.: Ex 10:22, Jb 28:3, Ps 10(11):2 90(91):6, Is 59:9*;]

in Hom. the gloom of the under-world; hence, darkness, deep gloom (poët. and late prose writers): He 12:18, II Pe 2:4, 17, Ju 6, 13.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2217 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddzof'-os

gloom (as shrouding like a cloud)

Fromakin to the base of G3509;

King Jamesblackness, darkness, mist.

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	zofos2×ζόφος	zofois
object accusative	zofon1×ζόφον	zofoin
direct address vocative	zofor	zofoir
of, belonging to genitive	zofou1×ζόφου	zofoiu
to, for dative	zofo1×ζόφῳ	zofoi

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

zofstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

zofo 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

zofos“gloom”subjectnominative singular2×

2 Peter 2:17“gloom”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“blackness”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.

zofon“darkness”objectaccusative singular1×

Jude 1:6“darkness”angeloin tē toin mē tēraratoin tan heautoiu archan alla apoleiparatoin tem idiem oikētēriem eis krisian megau hēmerau desmoi aidioi hupo zofon tēratē;And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

zofou“darkness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

2 Peter 2:4“darkness”Ei gar tos theos angeloiu hamartaratoiu ouk feideta, alla seirai zofou tartararatos paradōata eis krisian tērirōtoin,For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

zofo“gloom”to, fordative singular1×

Hebrews 12:18“gloom”Ouk gar proserchavē psēlafirōte kai kaiirēte pure kai gnofo kai zofo kai thuellaFor you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;