4653. skotia

Lexicon

skotia: Darkness

Original Word: σκοτία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: skotia
Pronunciation: sko-tee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (skot-ee'-ah)
Definition: Darkness
Meaning: darkness; fig: spiritual darkness.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

darkness.

From skotos; dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively) -- dark(-ness).

see GREEK skotos

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4653 skotía (a feminine noun) – darkness, a brand of moral, spiritual obscurity (i.e. which blocks the light of God when faith is lacking). See also 4655 /skótos ("darkness").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from skotos
Definition
darkness
NASB Translation
dark (3), darkness (14).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4653: σκοτία

σκοτία, σκοτίας, ἡ (on its derivation cf. σκηνή), (Thomas Magister, ὁ σκότος καί τό σκότος. τό δέ σκοτία οὐκ ἐν χρησει namely, in Attic (cf. Moeris, under the word; Liddell and Scott, under the word σκότος, at the end)), darkness: properly, the darkness due to want of daylight, John 6:17; John 20:1; ἐν τῇ σκοτία (λαλεῖν τί), unseen, in secret (equivalent to ἐν κρύπτω, John 18:20), privily, in private, opposed to ἐν τῷ φωτί, Matthew 10:27; Luke 12:3; metaphorically, used of ignorance of divine things, and its associated wickedness, and the resultant misery: Matthew 4:16 L Tr WH; John 1:5; John 6:17; John 8:12; John 12:35, 46; 1 John 1:5; 1 John 2:8f, 11. (Ap. Rh. 4, 1698; Anth. 8, 187. 190; for חָשְׁכָה Micah 3:6; for אֹפֶל, Job 28:3.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word σκοτός (skotos), meaning "darkness."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek word σκοτία corresponds to several Hebrew terms that convey the concept of darkness, including:
• Strong's Hebrew 2822: חֹשֶׁךְ (choshek) • meaning darkness, obscurity.
• Strong's Hebrew 6205: עֲרָפֶל (arafel) • meaning thick darkness, gloom.
• Strong's Hebrew 653: אָפֵל (afel) • meaning darkness, gloominess.

These Hebrew terms similarly convey both the literal absence of light and the metaphorical sense of spiritual or moral darkness, aligning with the Greek usage in the New Testament.

Usage: The word σκοτία is used in the New Testament to describe both physical darkness and spiritual or moral darkness. It often contrasts with light, symbolizing the presence of God, truth, and righteousness.

Context: • Literal Usage: In its literal sense, σκοτία is used to describe the physical absence of light. For example, in Matthew 4:16, it is written, "the people living in darkness have seen a great light," where darkness refers to the literal absence of light.

• Metaphorical Usage: More frequently, σκοτία is employed metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral darkness. In John 1:5, "The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it," σκοτία represents the spiritual ignorance and sin that oppose the truth and righteousness of Christ. Similarly, in 1 John 1:6, "If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth," σκοτία symbolizes a life lived apart from God's truth and moral standards.

• Theological Implications: The use of σκοτία in the New Testament often highlights the contrast between the kingdom of God and the realm of sin. It underscores the transformative power of Christ, who is the Light of the world, bringing illumination and redemption to those who dwell in spiritual darkness. The recurring theme of light versus darkness serves as a call to believers to live in the light of Christ, rejecting the deeds of darkness and embracing the truth of the Gospel.

Forms and Transliterations

σκότει σκοτια σκοτία σκοτίᾳ σκοτιας σκοτίας skotei skótei skotia skotía skotíāi skotias skotías

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 10:27 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν
NAS: I tell you in the darkness, speak
KJV: you in darkness, [that] speak ye in
INT: in the darkness speak in

Luke 12:3 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν
NAS: you have said in the dark will be heard
KJV: in darkness shall be heard
INT: in the darkness you said in

John 1:5 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει καὶ
NAS: shines in the darkness, and the darkness
KJV: shineth in darkness; and the darkness
INT: in the darkness shines and

John 1:5 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ
NAS: in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend
KJV: and the darkness comprehended
INT: and the darkness it not

John 6:17 N-NFS
GRK: Καφαρναούμ καὶ σκοτία ἤδη ἐγεγόνει
NAS: become dark, and Jesus
KJV: it was now dark, and Jesus
INT: Capernaum And dark already it had become

John 8:12 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἀλλ' ἕξει
NAS: Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have
KJV: walk in darkness, but shall have
INT: in the darkness but will have

John 12:35 N-NFS
GRK: ἵνα μὴ σκοτία ὑμᾶς καταλάβῃ
NAS: so that darkness will not overtake
KJV: lest darkness come upon
INT: that not darkness you might overtake

John 12:35 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ οὐκ οἶδεν
NAS: you; he who walks in the darkness does not know
KJV: in darkness knoweth
INT: in the darkness not knows

John 12:46 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μὴ μείνῃ
NAS: in Me will not remain in darkness.
KJV: abide in darkness.
INT: in the darkness not might abide

John 20:1 N-GFS
GRK: ἔρχεται πρωὶ σκοτίας ἔτι οὔσης
NAS: while it was still dark, and saw
KJV: yet dark, unto
INT: comes early dark still it being

1 John 1:5 N-NFS
GRK: ἐστὶν καὶ σκοτία οὐκ ἔστιν
NAS: and in Him there is no darkness at all.
KJV: is no darkness at all.
INT: is and darkness not is

1 John 2:8 N-NFS
GRK: ὅτι ἡ σκοτία παράγεται καὶ
NAS: in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away
KJV: you: because the darkness is past, and
INT: because the darkness is passing away and

1 John 2:9 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν ἕως
NAS: his brother is in the darkness until
KJV: is in darkness even until now.
INT: in the darkness is until

1 John 2:11 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν καὶ
NAS: his brother is in the darkness and walks
KJV: is in darkness, and walketh
INT: in the darkness is and

1 John 2:11 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ περιπατεῖ καὶ
NAS: and walks in the darkness, and does not know
KJV: walketh in darkness, and knoweth
INT: in the darkness walks and

1 John 2:11 N-NFS
GRK: ὅτι ἡ σκοτία ἐτύφλωσεν τοὺς
NAS: because the darkness has blinded
KJV: because that darkness hath blinded
INT: because the darkness blinded the

Strong's Greek 4653
16 Occurrences

σκοτίᾳ — 15 Occ.
σκοτίας — 1 Occ.