σκοτόωskotóō

to darken: Revelation 9:2, Revelation 16:10.

Greek (New Testament) · G4656

Meanings

Metaph., of the mind: passive, Ephesians 4:18 (cf. σκοτίζω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Ephesians 4:18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
  • Revelation 9:2 When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.
  • Revelation 16:10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish,

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.