Definition
σκότος, -ου, ὁ the more usual cl. form (cf.σ., τό),
darkness: Hebrews 12:18, Rec.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σκότος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
30 total
- Matthew 6:23σκότος · darkness; σκότος · darknessBut 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 8:12σκότος · darknessBut the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 22:13σκότος · darknessThen 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 25:30σκότος · darknessAnd throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Matthew 27:45σκότος · darknessFrom the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Mark 15:33σκότος · darknessFrom the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Luke 1:79σκότει · darkness…to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Luke 11:35σκότος · darknessBe careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
- Luke 22:53σκότους · of darknessEvery 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.”
- Luke 23:44σκότος · darknessIt was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
- John 3:19σκότος · darknessAnd 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 2:20σκότος · darknessThe sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
- Acts 13:11σκότος · darknessNow 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.
- Acts 26:18σκότους · darkness…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 2:19σκότει · darkness…if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
- Romans 13:12σκότους · of darknessThe 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 4:5σκότους · in darknessTherefore 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 4:6σκότους · darknessFor 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.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14σκότος · darknessDo not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- Ephesians 5:8σκότος · darknessFor you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Ephesians 5:11σκότους · of darknessHave no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Ephesians 6:12σκότους · darknessFor 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 1:13σκότους · of darknessHe has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:4σκότει · [the] darknessBut you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5σκότους · to [the] darknessFor 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 2:9σκότους · darknessBut 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 2:17σκότους · darknessThese men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
- 1 John 1:6σκότει · darknessIf we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
- Jude 1:13σκότους · darknessThey are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.