Definition
σκοτόω, -ῶ
(σκότος), [in LXX for חָשַׁךְ, קָדַר, שָׁחַר ;]
to darken: Revelation 9:2; 16:10. Metaphorical, of the mind! pass., Ephesians 4:18 (cf. σκοτίζω).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σκοτόω:
- עִיףa.yeph“be faint”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Ephesians 4:18ἐσκοτωμένοι · They are darkenedThey are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
- Revelation 9:2ἐσκοτώθη · were darkenedThe star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
- Revelation 16:10ἐσκοτωμένη · plunged into darknessAnd the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish