σκοτίζω

skotizō · to darken

Greek · Strong's G4654 · Verb · Sounds like: skot-id-zo · 5 occurrences

Word meanings

Short definition

σκοτίζω
(σκότος), [in LXX for חָשַׁךְ ;]
to darken; in NT always pass., -ομαι, to be darkened: of the heavenly bodies, Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:24, Luk.23:45 (Rec., WH, mg.), Rev.8:12. Metaphorical, of the mind, Rom.1:21 11:10" (LXX) (cf. σκοτόω).†
(AS)

Strong's dictionary

from σκότος; to obscure (literally or figuratively):--darken.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
σκοτίζω,
make dark, τὸν θεὸν τὸν φωτίζοντα καὶ σκοτίζοντα τὸν κόσμον [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; get in the light of, ἐνέργειαν [Refs 1st c.BC+]; stupefy, σκορπίους [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, to be darkened, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; to be blinded, σκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν [LXX+NT]; to be dizzy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Every occurrence

  1. Mark 13:24 σκοτισθήσεται skotisthēsetai · An action: will happen, done to him, her or it

    But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

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