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In a metaphorical sense, it can refer to the obscuring of understanding or the hardening of the heart. It is often used in the New Testament to describe spiritual or moral darkness, indicating a lack of understanding or enlightenment in relation to God's truth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, light and darkness were commonly used as metaphors for knowledge and ignorance, good and evil, or divine presence and absence. The concept of darkness as a symbol for spiritual blindness or moral corruption was prevalent in Jewish thought and is reflected in the New Testament writings. The imagery of light versus darkness is a powerful tool used by biblical authors to convey the contrast between living in God's truth and being separated from it.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4654</b> <i>skotízō</i> – become dark, obscuring God's light (the <i>manifestation</i> of His life). This verb form focuses on the sovereign action of God (versus the impact of it with <a href="/greek/4656.htm">4656</a> <i>/skotóō</i>). <a href="/greek/4655.htm">See 4655</a> (<i>skotos</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4655.htm">skotos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to darken<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>darkened (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4654: σκοτίζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σκοτίζω</span></span>: passive, perfect participle <span class="greek2">ἐσκοτισμενος</span> (<a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span>); 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐσκοτίσθην</span>; 1 future <span class="greek2">σκοτισθήσομαι</span>; (<span class="greek2">σκότος</span>); to cover with darkness, to darken<span class="accented">; passive, </span>to be covered with darkness, be darkened": properly, of the heavenly bodies, as deprived of light ((<a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/12-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:2</a>)), <a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-45.htm">Luke 23:45</a> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκλείπω</span> (which see 2)); <a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-2.htm">Revelation 9:2</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">σκοτόω</span>, which see); metaphorically, of the eyes, viz. of the understanding, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-10.htm">Romans 11:10</a>; <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">καρδία</span>, the mind (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καρδία</span></span>, 2 b. <span class="greek2">β</span>.), <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a>; men <span class="greek2">τῇ</span> <span class="greek2">διάνοια</span>, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span>. (<span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span> (adv. Col. 24, 4; Cleomed. 81, 28); <span class="abbreviation">Tzetzes</span>, hist. 8, 929; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times for <span class="hebrew">חָשַׁך</span>; (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 12, 15, 10; 3Macc. 4:10; <span class="abbreviation">Test xii. Patr.</span>, test. Rub. § 3; test. Levi § 14).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>darken. <p>From <a href="/greek/4655.htm">skotos</a>; to obscure (literally or figuratively) -- darken. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4655.htm">skotos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσκοτισθη εσκοτίσθη ἐσκοτίσθη εσκοτισμένοι σκοτισθη σκοτισθή σκοτισθῇ σκοτισθησεται σκοτισθήσεται σκοτισθητωσαν σκοτισθήτωσαν σκοτομήνη eskotisthe eskotisthē eskotísthe eskotísthē skotisthe skotisthē skotisthêi skotisthē̂i skotisthesetai skotisthēsetai skotisthḗsetai skotisthetosan skotisthētōsan skotisthḗtosan skotisthḗtōsan<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/24-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 24:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ ἥλιος <b>σκοτισθήσεται</b> καὶ ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE SUN <span class="itali">WILL BE DARKENED,</span> AND THE MOON<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall the sun <span class="itali">be darkened,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sun <span class="itali">will be darkened</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/13-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 13:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-FIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ ἥλιος <b>σκοτισθήσεται</b> καὶ ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE SUN <span class="itali">WILL BE DARKENED</span> AND THE MOON<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the sun <span class="itali">shall be darkened,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sun <span class="itali">will be darkened</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν καὶ <b>ἐσκοτίσθη</b> ἡ ἀσύνετος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and their foolish heart <span class="itali">was darkened.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> foolish heart <span class="itali">was darkened.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them and <span class="itali">was darkened</span> the foolish<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-AMP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>σκοτισθήτωσαν</b> οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> LET THEIR EYES <span class="itali">BE DARKENED</span> TO SEE<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> eyes <span class="itali">be darkened,</span> that they may<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">let be darkened</span> the eyes<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 8:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-ASP-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀστέρων ἵνα <b>σκοτισθῇ</b> τὸ τρίτον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that a third <span class="itali">of them would be darkened</span> and the day<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of them <span class="itali">was darkened,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stars that <span class="itali">should be darkened</span> a third<p><b><a href="/greek/4654.htm">Strong's Greek 4654</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4654.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/eskotisthe__4654.htm">ἐσκοτίσθη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/skotisthe__4654.htm">σκοτισθῇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/skotisthe_setai_4654.htm">σκοτισθήσεται — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/skotisthe_to_san_4654.htm">σκοτισθήτωσαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4653.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4653"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4653" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4655.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4655"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4655" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>