σκότοςskótos
darkness: Hebrews 12:18, Rec.
Greek (New Testament) · G4655
Same root
- σκιάskiá · G4639"shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration))
- σκοτεινόςskoteinós · G4652opaque, i.e. (figuratively) benighted
- σκοτόωskotóō · G4656to obscure or blind (literally or figuratively)
- σκοτίαskotía · G4653dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)
- σκοτίζωskotízō · G4654to obscure (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 31 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
- Matthew 6:23 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
- Matthew 8:12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Matthew 25:30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Matthew 27:45 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.