Strong's Lexicon
G4652
G4652 — σκοτεινός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4652 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκοτεινός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G4655 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | skoteinos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | skot-ei-nos' |
| Meaning: | 1. opaque 2. (figuratively) benighted |
| KJV Renderings: | dark, full of darkness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκοτεινός (WH σκοτινος; see Iota), σκοτεινή, σκοτεινόν (σκότος), full of darkness, covered with darkness (from Aeschylus down): opposed to φωτεινός, Mat 6:23; Luk 11:34; Luk 11:36 (τά σκοτεινά καί τά φωτεινα, Xenophon, mem. 3, 10, 1; (cf. 4, 3, 4)).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκοτεινός (dark)
Matthew 6:23
- KJV: But if thine eye be evil thy whole body shall be full of darkness If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness how great that darkness
- GK: εάν δε ο οφθαλμός σου πονηρός η όλον το σώμά σου σκοτεινόν έσται ει ουν το φως το εν σοι σκότος εστί το σκότος πόσον
Luke 11:34
- KJV: The light of the body is the eye therefore when thine eye is single thy whole body also is full of light but when is evil thy body also full of darkness
- GK: ο λύχνος του σώματός εστιν ο οφθαλμός όταν ούν ο οφθαλμός σου απλούς η και όλον το σώμά σου φωτεινόν εστιν επάν δε πονηρός η και το σώμά σου σκοτεινόν
Luke 11:36
- KJV: If thy whole body therefore full of light having no part dark the whole shall be full of light as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light
- GK: ει ούν το σώμά σου όλον φωτεινόν μη έχον τι μέρος σκοτεινόν έσται φωτεινόν όλον ως όταν ο λύχνος τη αστραπή φωτίζη σε