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σκοτεινός (skoteinos)

σκοτεινός (skoteinos) (Greek Lexicon • G4652 • dark): dark. Primary meaning: dark. Strong's: opaque, i.e. (figuratively) benighted. Lexical nuances: dark : opp. to φωτεινός , Mt 6:23 , Lk 11:34 , 36 .† Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Creation & the Garden of Eden —The biblical account of Creation opens in Genesis 1:1 as God brings order, light, and life out of chaos over six days, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Job 10:22 : "A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness."; John 1:5 : "And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."; 1 John 2:11 : "But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.". Related canonical books and chapters: Isaiah 60 ( Isaiah • Chapter 60 (22 verses)), Genesis 1 ( Genesis • Chapter 1 (31 verses)), Lamentations 3 ( Lamentations • Chapter 3 (66 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

σκοτεινός
skoteinos
G4652 Greek
dark

dark. Primary meaning: dark. Strong's: opaque, i.e. (figuratively) benighted. Lexical nuances: dark : opp. to φωτεινός , Mt 6:23 , Lk 11:34 , 36 .†

σκότος
skotos
G4655 Greek
darkness

darkness. Primary meaning: darkness. Strong's: shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: darkness : He 12:18 , Rec.†

σκοτία
skotia
G4653 Greek
darkness

darkness. Primary meaning: darkness. Strong's: dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: in late writers = σκότος ,

Isaiah 60
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Isaiah • Chapter 60 (22 verses)

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, ... Mentions: Midian , Jacob/Israel , Ephah , Sheba , Kedar , Nebaioth .

σκιά
skia
G4639 Greek
shadow, shade, a shadow

shadow, shade, a shadow. Primary meaning: shadow, shade, a shadow. Strong's: "shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration)). Lexical nuances: shadow, shade , caused by interception of light: Mk 4:32 , Ac 5:15 ; metaph., σ. θανάτου , of ignorance and error, Mt 4:16 , Lk 1:79 (LXX) .

Genesis 1
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Genesis • Chapter 1 (31 verses)

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

חִידָה
hida
H2420 Hebrew
riddle, dark saying, enigma

riddle, dark saying, enigma. Enigma, perplexing puzzle, deep philosophical riddle challenging moral discernment (Samson's riddle; Queen of Sheba; Psalm 49:4).

Lamentations 3
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Lamentations • Chapter 3 (66 verses)

I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

מָוֶת
mawet
H4194 Hebrew
death, realm of death, pestilence

death, realm of death, pestilence. Death, physical expiration, pestilence, personified power of darkness and the grave; the ultimate enemy swallowed up in divine victory (Isaiah 25:8).

2 Chronicles 6
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (42 verses)

Then said Solomon , The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel : and all the congregation of Israel ... Mentions: Solomon , Jacob/Israel, David , Egypt , Jerusalem .

1 John 1
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1 John • Chapter 1 (10 verses)

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which wa... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Isaiah 9
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Isaiah • Chapter 9 (21 verses)

Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali , and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan , in Galilee of the nations. The people that w... Mentions: Zebulun , Naphtali , Midian , David , Jacob/Israel , Jordan , Galilee , Ephraim , Samaria .

1 Thessalonians • Chapter 5 (28 verses)

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woma... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Job 3
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Job • Chapter 3 (26 verses)

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Job 28
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Job • Chapter 28 (28 verses)

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. Mentions: Ophir , Ethiopia .

1 John 2
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1 John • Chapter 2 (29 verses)

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.

Job 38
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Job • Chapter 38 (41 verses)

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

Joel 2
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Joel • Chapter 2 (32 verses)

Blow ye the trumpet in Zion , and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mou... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Eden , Jerusalem .

Job 29
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Job • Chapter 29 (25 verses)

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

גִּבּוֹר
gibbor
H1368 Hebrew
mighty warrior, champion (El Gibbor)

mighty warrior, champion (El Gibbor). Heroic warrior, champion; divine title of the Messiah in Isaiah 9:6 ('El Gibbôr', Mighty God) conquering the powers of darkness.

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

The biblical account of Creation opens in Genesis 1:1 as God brings order, light, and life out of chaos over six days, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 6 (12 verses)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is v...

Micah 7
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Micah • Chapter 7 (20 verses)

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood;... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Assyria , Carmel , Bashan , Gilead , Egypt .

The Wisdom of Solomon • Chapter 17 (21 verses)

For great are your judgements, and hard to interpret; Therefore souls undisciplined went astray. For when lawless men had supposed that they held a holy nation in their power, They, themselves, prisoners of darkness, and bound in the fetters of a long night, Close kept beneath ...

Psalms 97
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Psalms • Chapter 97 (12 verses)

The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. Mentions: Judah , Zion .

2 Corinthians 4
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 4 (18 verses)

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscien... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

John 1
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John • Chapter 1 (51 verses)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Joseph , Jerusalem , Jordan , Galilee , Bethsaida , Nazareth .

Ephesians 5
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Ephesians • Chapter 5 (33 verses)

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among y... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Job 18
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Job • Chapter 18 (21 verses)

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?

Job 17
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Job • Chapter 17 (16 verses)

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

1 Corinthians 4
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1 Corinthians • Chapter 4 (21 verses)

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ , and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

1 Peter 2
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1 Peter • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

2 Corinthians 6
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 6 (18 verses)

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Gi... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

John 8
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John • Chapter 8 (59 verses)

Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abram/Abraham .

Acts 13
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Acts • Chapter 13 (52 verses)

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene , and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul . As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost... Mentions: Simeon , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Samuel , Antioch 1 , Cyrene , Seleucia , Cyprus , Salamis .

2 Peter 2
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2 Peter • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by... Mentions: Noah , Lot , Yeshua the Messiah , Sodom .

Scripture Passages (24)

A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God.

And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

And the Lord said unto Moses , Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt , even darkness which may be felt.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 60:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 60 KJV

For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

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