Word Summary
skotoō: to darken
Original Word: σκοτόωTransliteration: skotoō
Phonetic Spelling: (skot-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to darken
Meaning: to darken
Strong's Concordance
to darken
From skotos; to obscure or blind (literally or figuratively) -- be full of darkness.
see GREEK skotos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4656: σκοτόωσκοτόω,
σκότῳ: passive, perfect participle
ἐσκοτωμενος; 1 aorist
ἐσκοτώθην; (cf.
WH's Appendix, p. 171); (
σκότος);
to darken, cover with darkness:
Revelation 9:2 L T WH;
; metaphorically, to darken or blind the mind: σκοτώμενοι τῇ διάνοια, Ephesians 4:18 L T Tr WH. ((Sophocles), Plato, Polybius, Plutarch, others; the Sept..)