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σκοτόω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σκοτόω
Greek transliteration: 
skotoō
Simplified transliteration: 
skotoo
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, ἐσκότωμαι, ἐσκοτώθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4656
GK Number: 
5031
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(3)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to be or become darkened
Definition: 
to darken, shroud in darkness, Eph. 4:18; Rev. 9:2; 16:10

Greek-English Concordance for σκοτόω

Ephesians 4:18 being darkened (eskotōmenoi | ἐσκοτωμένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) in their understanding, separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
Revelation 9:2 He opened the shaft of the abyss, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a giant furnace, and the sun and the air were (eskotōthē | ἐσκοτώθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) darkened (eskotōthē | ἐσκοτώθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) with smoke from the shaft.
Revelation 16:10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness (eskotōmenē | ἐσκοτωμένη | perf pass ptcp nom sg fem). People gnawed their tongues in pain