Greek n-m/n · G4655
σκότος
skotosskot'-os
darkness
31 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: skótos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4655is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 15 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4655
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: darkness.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
skotos is rendered "darkness". It stands 31 times in the Greek text, across fifteen books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
Matthew 4:16σκότει
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in fifteen of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- darkness24
- of darkness7
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 31, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- σκότος14
- σκότους10
- σκότει5
- σκότους.¶2
The grammar of each form
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular12N-GSN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular8N-NSN
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular6N-ASN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular5N-DSN
Matthew
seven uses
the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
- σκότειskoteinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
But 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!
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- σκότοςskotosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Then 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.’
- σκότοςskotosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- σκότοςskotosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Mark
one use
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Luke
four uses
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- σκότειskoteinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Every 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.”
- σκότους.¶skotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
John
one use
And 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.
- σκότοςskotosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Acts
three uses
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
- σκότοςskotosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Now 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.
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: 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.’
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Romans
two uses
if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
- σκότειskoteinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
The 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.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of darkness
1 Corinthians
one use
Therefore 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.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of darkness
2 Corinthians
two uses
For 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.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- σκότοςskotosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Ephesians
three uses
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- σκότοςskotosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of darkness
For 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.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Colossians
one use
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of darkness
1 Thessalonians
two uses
But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
- σκότειskoteinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
- σκότους.¶skotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of darkness
1 Peter
one use
But 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.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
2 Peter
one use
These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of darkness
1 John
one use
If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
- σκότειskoteinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: darkness
Jude
one use
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
- σκότουςskotousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of darkness
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.