Definition
ζόφος, -ου, ὁ
(akin to γνόφος, which see), [in Sm.: Exodus 10:22, Job 28:3, Psalm 11:2; 91:6, Isaiah 59:9 * ;]
in Hom, the gloom of the under-world; hence, darkness, deep gloom (poët. and late prose writers): Hebrews 12:18, 2 Peter 2:4; 2:17, Jude 6,13.
ὁμίχλη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX for עֲרָפֶל, etc. ;]
a mist: 2 Peter 2:17
Synonyms: νέφος, νεφέλη, both thicker than ὁ
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Hebrews 12:18ζόφῳ · gloomFor you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
- 2 Peter 2:4ζόφου · of darknessFor 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;
- 2 Peter 2:17ζόφος · BlackestThese men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
- Jude 1:6ζόφον · darknessAnd 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.
- Jude 1:13ζόφος · blackestThey are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.