UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: σκοτεινός · σκοτία · σκοτόομαι · σκότος

Sense 1: to become dark

Semantic entry: 14.55

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Darkness

Definition: (derivative of σκοτία[a] ‘darkness,’ 14.53: γνόφος / 14.53: σκοτία / 14.53: σκότος) to change from a condition of being light to one of being dark

Notes: In RV REV 9:2 · LV REV 9:2 · Read together REV 9:2 it may not be difficult to speak of ‘the air becoming dark,’ since this would mean the space above the earth, but it may be difficult to speak of ‘the sun becoming dark.’ In the latter instance, for both RV REV 9:2 · LV REV 9:2 · Read together REV 9:2 and RV MAT 24:29 · LV MAT 24:29 · Read together MAT 24:29, one may say ‘the sun will no longer shine’ or ‘the sun will not give its light.’|In place of ‘the air became dark,’ it is also possible to speak of ‘the sky will become dark.’

Forms: σκοτίζομαι[a]

MAT 24:29: RV MAT 24:29 · LV MAT 24:29 · Read together MAT 24:29

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OET-RV MAT 24:29

29 “But immediately after that troubling time, the sun will go dark and the moon won’t shine. The stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.

OET-LV MAT 24:29

29 But immediately after the tribulation of_ the those _days:
the sun will _be _being _darkened and the moon ˓will˒_ not _be _giving the radiance of _it:
and the stars will _be _falling from the sky, and the powers of _the heavens will _be _being _shaken.

MRK 13:24: RV MRK 13:24 · LV MRK 13:24 · Read together MRK 13:24

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OET-RV MRK 13:24

24 “After those very difficult times, the sun will go dark and the moon won’t shine at night.

OET-LV MRK 13:24

24 But in those the days, after the that tribulation:
the sun will _be _being _darkened, and the moon ˓will˒_ not _be _giving the radiance of _it,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 24:29 · LV MAT 24:29 · Read together MAT 24:29

MRK: RV MRK 13:24 · LV MRK 13:24 · Read together MRK 13:24

REV: RV REV 8:12 · LV REV 8:12 · Read together REV 8:12

Sense 2: to be incapable of perceiving, to not be able to understand

Semantic entry: 32.44

Semantic domains: Understand

Subdomains: Lack of Capacity for Understanding

Definition: (figurative extension of meaning of σκοτίζω[a] ‘to become dark,’ 14.55: σκοτίζω / 14.55: σκοτόω) to become unable to perceive and thus unable to understand

Notes: It is rare that one can combine the concept of ‘becoming dark’ with incapacity to understand or comprehend. Sometimes a parallel figure of speech may be employed by using an expression such as ‘to not be able to see.’ For example, in RV ROM 1:21 · LV ROM 1:21 · Read together ROM 1:21 it is sometimes possible to translate ‘their foolish minds became unable to see the truth,’ and in RV EPH 4:18 · LV EPH 4:18 · Read together EPH 4:18 it is sometimes possible to translate ‘they were not able to see with their minds.’

Forms: σκοτίζομαι[b]

ROM 1:21: RV ROM 1:21 · LV ROM 1:21 · Read together ROM 1:21

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OET-RV ROM 1:21

21 Even though they know about God, they didn’t honour or thank him, but their theories made them incompetent and their minds turned from perception towards darkness.

OET-LV ROM 1:21

21 Because having _known the god, not as god they _glorified or they _gave _thanks, but they _were _made _useless in the speculations of _them, and was _darkened the unintelligent of _them heart.

ROM 11:10: RV ROM 11:10 · LV ROM 11:10 · Read together ROM 11:10

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OET-RV ROM 11:10

10 Let their eyes be darkened so they can’t see,
⇔ and their backs be bent through all time.’

OET-LV ROM 11:10

10 Let _be _darkened the eyes of _them, which not to _be _seeing, and the back of _them through all time bend.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

σκοτίζω

Form 1

Sense 1: to become dark

Sense 2: to be incapable of perceiving, to not be able to understand