Skotía — G4653

G4653 · Greek — σκοτία

Pronunciation: skot-ee'-ah

Definition

feminine noun

dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)

  1. metaphorically, used of ignorance of divine things, and its associated wickedness, and the resultant misery

Usually translated as

darkness, dark

Origin

from G4655

Occurrences

Skotía occurs 16 times in 12 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (1), John (6), 1 John (4)

Strong's Lexicon — S