To darken
σκοτόωStrong’s G4656skotoō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skotoō is the Greek word usually translated “darkened” and “was darkened”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:”
Meaning
Usually translated “darkened” and “was darkened”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- darkened 2
- was darkened 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
- Ephesians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 9:2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
- Revelation 16:10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Greek dictionary
σκοτόω skotoō · to darken
σκοτόω, -ῶ (σκότος), [in LXX for חָשַׁךְ, קָדַר, שָׁחַר ;] to darken: Rev.9:2 16:10. Metaphorical, of the mind! pass., Eph.4:18 (cf. σκοτίζω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “darken” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
D'ARKEN, verb intransitive
To grow dark or darker; also, to grow less white or clear.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.