TBESG · G4655
σκότος · skotos · darkness
σκότος, -ου, ὁ the more usual cl. form (cf.σ., τό), darkness: Heb.12:18, Rec.† (AS)
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skotos G4655
σκότος (skotos) means “darkness” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
σκότος Greek · G4655 30 tagged occurrences in 29 verses
Pronunciation guide: skot'-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
darkness, either physical or moral.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
How translators render G4655
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| darkness | 23 |
| of darkness | 4 |
| in darkness | 1 |
| the darkness | 1 |
| to the darkness | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| darkness | 20 |
| of darkness | 8 |
| a darkness | 2 |
| of the darkness | 1 |
| that darkness | 1 |
Verses containing G4655
Page 1 of 1. 29 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Matthew 6:23
· BSB · 2 occurrences
But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Read word by word - Matthew 8:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Read word by word - Matthew 22:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Read word by word - Matthew 25:30
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Read word by word - Matthew 27:45
· BSB · 1 occurrence
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Read word by word - Mark 15:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Read word by word - Luke 1:79
· BSB · 1 occurrence
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Read word by word - Luke 11:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
Read word by word - Luke 22:53
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
Read word by word - Luke 23:44
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
Read word by word - John 3:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
Read word by word - Acts 2:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
Read word by word - Acts 13:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
Read word by word - Acts 26:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Read word by word - Romans 2:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
Read word by word - Romans 13:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Read word by word - 1 Corinthians 4:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
Read word by word - 2 Corinthians 4:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Read word by word - 2 Corinthians 6:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
Read word by word - Ephesians 5:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Read word by word - Ephesians 5:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Read word by word - Ephesians 6:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Read word by word - Colossians 1:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Read word by word - 1 Thessalonians 5:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
Read word by word - 1 Thessalonians 5:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
Read word by word - 1 Peter 2:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Read word by word - 2 Peter 2:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
Read word by word - 1 John 1:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
Read word by word - Jude 1:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
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