σκιά,
σκιᾶς,
ἡ ((see
σκηνή, at the beginning)), from
Homer down, the
Sept. for
צֵל;
a. properly,
shadow, i. e. shade caused by the interception of the light:
Mark 4:32 (cf.
Ezekiel 17:23);
Acts 5:15;
σκιά θανάτου,
shadow of death (like umbra mortis,
Ovid. metam. 5, 191, and umbra Erebi,
Vergil Aen. 4, 26; 6, 404), 'the densest darkness' (because from of old Hades had been regarded as enveloped in thick darkness), tropically, the thick darkness of error (i. e. spiritual death; see
θάνατος, 1):
Matthew 4:16;
Luke 1:79 (from
Isaiah 9:1, where
צַלְמָוֶת).
b. a shadow, i. e. an image cast by an object and representing the form of that object: opposed to
σῶμα, the thing itself,
Colossians 2:17; hence, equivalent to
a sketch, outline, adumbration, Hebrews 8:5; opposed to
εἰκών, the 'express' likeness,
the very image, Hebrews 10:1 (as in
Cicero, de off. 3, 17, 69
nos veri juris solidam et expresssam effigiem nullam tenemus, umbra et imaginibus utimur).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Isaiah
-
9:1
- Ezekiel
-
17:23
- Matthew
-
4:16
- Mark
-
4:32
- Luke
-
1:79
- Acts
-
5:15
- Colossians
-
2:17
- Hebrews
-
8:5; 10:1
