Greek semantic word

σκότος

Transliteration: skotos

4 lexical sense(s); 31 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: darkness

a condition resulting from the partial or complete absence of light (see semantic domain 14.36)

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004559-01
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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13 (13 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 2: evil world, realm of evil, darkness

(figurative extension of meaning of σκότος[a] ‘darkness,’ semantic domain 14.53) the realm of sin and evil

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004559-02
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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17 (17 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 3: gloomy hell, black darkness

(an idiom, literally: the gloom of darkness) the dark, gloomy nature of hell as a place of punishment

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004559-03
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 4: outer darkness, darkness outside

(an idiom, literally: the outer darkness) a place or region which is both dark and removed (presumably from the abode of the righteous) and serving as the abode of evil spirits and devils

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004559-04
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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3 (3 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Advanced record identity
Lemma ID
SDBC-GRK-LEMMA-004559
Page model version
1.0
Direction
ltr
Domain policy
Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union
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