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σκοτεινός

skoteinos

Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)

The word "skoteinos" means dark or lacking light. It is used in contrast to "photeinos," which means bright or full of light, as seen in passages like Matthew 6:23 and Luke 11:34, 36. It describes a state or condition of darkness.

opaque, i.e. (figuratively) benighted

darkfull of darkness

The Greek word skoteinos means "opaque, i.e. (figuratively) benighted," encompassing related ideas including dark, full of darkness.

Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer

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σκοτεινόςchôshek — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
חֹשֶׁךְthe dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessparallel
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HebrewH2822

חֹשֶׁךְ

chôshek

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

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H2822

חֹשֶׁךְ

chôshek

the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

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