Strong's Lexicon
G4656
G4656 — σκοτόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4656 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σκοτόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4655 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | skotoo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | skot-oh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to obscure or blind {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | be full of darkness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σκοτόω, σκότῳ: passive, perfect participle ἐσκοτωμενος; 1 aorist ἐσκοτώθην; (cf. WH’s Appendix, p. 171); (σκότος); to darken, cover with darkness: Rev 9:2 L T WH; ; metaphorically, to darken or blind the mind: σκοτώμενοι τῇ διάνοια, Eph 4:18 L T Tr WH. ((Sophocles), Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others; the Sept..)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σκοτόω (be full of darkness)
Revelation 16:10
- KJV: And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast and his kingdom was full of darkness and they gnawed their tongues for pain
- GK: και ο πέμπτος άγγελος εξέχεε την φιάλην αυτού επί τον θρόνον του θηρίου και εγένετο η βασιλεία αυτού εσκοτωμένη και εμασσώντο τας γλώσσας αυτών εκ του πόνου