Definition
σκοτίζω
(σκότος), [in LXX for חָשַׁךְ ;]
to darken; in NT always pass., -ομαι, to be darkened: of the heavenly bodies, Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:24, Luke 23:45 (Rec., WH, mg.), Revelation 8:12. Metaphorical, of the mind, Romans 1:21; 11:10" (LXX) (cf. σκοτόω).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σκοτίζω:
- חָשַׁךְcha.shakh“to darken”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 24:29σκοτισθήσεται · will be darkenedImmediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- Mark 13:24σκοτισθήσεται · will be darkenedBut in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
- Romans 1:21ἐσκοτίσθη · darkenedFor although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
- Romans 11:10σκοτισθήτωσαν · be darkenedMay their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
- Revelation 8:12σκοτισθῇ · were darkenedThen the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.