σκότος
sko'-tos
neuter noun
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From the base of σκιά (G4639)
from the base of G4639; shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively):—darkness.
Outline
- darkness
- of night darkness
- of darkened eyesight or blindness
- metaph.
- of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying ungodliness and immorality, together with their consequent misery in hell
- persons in whom darkness becomes visible and holds sway