Lexical Definition
σκοτία skotía (skot-ee'-ah) darkness G:N-F
from σκότος
dark(-ness).
- dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Usage: 3 forms in 19 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σκοτίᾳ | darkness | Matt.10.27 • Luke.12.3 • John.1.5 • John.8.12 • John.12.35 • John.12.46 • 1John.2.9 • 1John.2.11 • 1John.2.11 |
| σκοτίασ | when dark | John.20.1 |
| σκοτία | dark | John.6.17 |
| darkness | LXX.Job.28.3 • LXX.Isa.16.3 • LXX.Mic.3.6 • John.1.5 • John.12.35 • 1John.1.5 • 1John.2.8 • 1John.2.11 |
Abbott-Smith
† σκοτία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Jb 28:3 (אֹפֶל), Mi 3:6 (חָשְׁכָה), Is 16:3 * ;]
in late writers = σκότος,
darkness: Jo 6:17 20:1. Metaph.,
(a) of secrecy (opp. to ἐν τ. φωτί): Mt 10:27, Lk 12:3;
(b) of spiritual darkness: Mt 4:16, Jo 1:5 8:12 12:35, 46, I Jo 1:5 2:8, 9, 11.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 28:3 |
| Isaiah | 16:3 |
| Micah | 3:6 |
| Matthew | 4:16 · 10:27 |
| Luke | 12:3 |
| John | 1:5 · 6:17 · 8:12 · 12:35 · 12:46 · 20:1 |
| 1 John | 1:5 · 2:8 · 2:9 · 2:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σκοτία-α, ἡ,
(σκότος) darkness, gloom, [NT+3rd c.BC+]
__II in Architecture, scotia, cavetto, a sunken moulding, so called from the dark shadow it casts, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__III Σκοτιά, epithet of Aphrodite in Egypt, [Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Mic.3.6 ☩ Matt.10.27