σκοτία,
σκοτίας,
ἡ (on its derivation cf.
σκηνή), (
Thomas Magister,
ὁ σκότος καί τό σκότος.
τό δέ σκοτία οὐκ ἐν χρησει namely, in Attic (cf.
Moeris, under the word; Liddell and Scott, under the word
σκότος, at the end)),
darkness: properly, the darkness due to want of daylight,
John 6:17;
John 20:1;
ἐν τῇ σκοτία (
λαλεῖν τί), unseen, in secret (equivalent to
ἐν κρύπτω,
John 18:20), privily, in private, opposed to
ἐν τῷ φωτί,
Matthew 10:27;
Luke 12:3; metaphorically, used of ignorance of divine things, and its associated wickedness, and the resultant misery:
Matthew 4:16 L Tr WH;
John 1:5;
John 6:17;
John 8:12;
John 12:35, 46;
1 John 1:5;
1 John 2:8f, 11. (Ap. Rh. 4, 1698;
Anth. 8, 187. 190; for
חָשְׁכָה Micah 3:6; for
אֹפֶל,
Job 28:3.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Job
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28:3
- Micah
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3:6
- Matthew
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4:16; 10:27
- Luke
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12:3
- John
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1:5; 6:17; 6:17; 8:12; 12:35; 12:46; 18:20; 20:1
- 1 John
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1:5; 2:8; 2:11
