Word

σκοτίζω

skotízō · G4654 · Greek · 5 occurrences

See all 5 in Search

Meanings

to become dark

(Derivative of σκοτία ‘darkness,’) To change from a condition of being light to one of being dark

Examples
Matthew 24:29 “But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Mark 13:24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT,
Revelation 8:12 The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way.
to be incapable of perceiving, to not be able to understand

(Figurative extension of meaning of σκοτίζω ‘to become dark,’) To become unable to perceive and thus unable to understand

Examples
Romans 1:21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
Romans 11:10 “MAY THEIR EYES BE DARKENED TO SEE NOT, AND BEND THEIR BACKS CONTINUALLY.”

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

5 occurrences in 4 groups

ἥλιοςthe sun 2
καρδίαheart 1
ὀφθαλμόςeye 1
τρίτοςthird 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

μετάwith, after+ θλῖψιςtribulation, affliction 2
ἐνin+ ἡμέραday 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

εὐθέωςimmediately, right away, then 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

λέγωto say 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

In the other Testament 1 word

חָשַׁךְ châshak · H2821 · to grow dark, to be darkened, to bring darkness: Greek σκοτίζω and Hebrew חָשַׁךְ are direct translation equivalents sharing the core semantic field of darkening/obscuring, both used literally (physical darkness) and figuratively (spiritual/intellectual obscurity).

Semantic domains 2 entries

To become dark14.55: The verb describes the physical loss of light. Jesus foretells the tribulation's end: “immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT” (Matthew 24:29).
To be incapable of perceiving, to not be able to understand32.44: The same verb, used figuratively, describes a mind rendered incapable of understanding. Paul writes of those who rejected God, “they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened” (Romans 1:21).

Word family 9 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

σκιά skiá · G4639 · shade, shadow · 7×σκότος skótos · G4655 · darkness, evil world, realm of evil · 30×σκοτία skotía · G4653 · darkness, evil world, realm of evil · 17×ἐπισκιάζω episkiázō · G1982 · to cast a shadow upon · 5×σκοτίζωskotízō · G4654σκοτεινός skoteinós · G4652 · dark, in darkness · 3×σκοτόω skotóō · G4656 · to become dark, to be incapable of perceiving, to not be able to understand · 3×ἀποσκίασμα aposkíasma · G644 · shadow · 1×κατασκιάζω kataskiázō · G2683 · to cast a shadow upon · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : passive, perfect participle ἐσκοτισμενος (Eph 4:18 R G); 1 aorist ἐσκοτίσθην; 1 future…

: passive, perfect participle ἐσκοτισμενος (Eph 4:18 R G); 1 aorist ἐσκοτίσθην; 1 future σκοτισθήσομαι; (σκότος); to cover with darkness, to darken; passive, to be covered with darkness, be darkened": properly, of the heavenly bodies, as deprived of light ((Eccl 12:2)), Mt 24:29; Mk 13:24; Lk 23:45 (T WH ἐκλείπω (which see 2)); Rev 8:12; Rev 9:2 (L T WH σκοτόω, which see); metaphorically, of the eyes, viz. of the understanding, Rom 11:10; ἡ καρδία, the mind (see καρδία, 2 b. β.), Rom 1:21; men τῇ διάνοια, Eph 4:18 R G. (Plutarch (adv. Col. 24, 4; Cleomed. 81, 28); Tzetzes, hist. 8, 929; the Sept. several times for חָשַׁך; (Polybius 12, 15, 10; 3Macc. 4:10; Test xii. Patr., test. Rub. § 3; test. Levi § 14).)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Darkness3 occurrences Lack of Capacity for Understanding2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0