UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: σκοτίζομαι

Sense 1: to become dark

Semantic entry: 14.55

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Darkness

Definition: (derivative of σκότος[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 OET 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 OET REV 9:2 and OET 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: σκοτόομαι[a]

Show passage in OET: REV 9:2

OET-RV REV 9:2

2 When he/it unlocked and opened that pit, smoke came up out of it like the smoke of a large furnace, and the smoke darkened the sun and the air.

OET-LV REV 9:2

2 and he _opened _up the pit of _the abyss, and went _up smoke out _of of _the pit, like the_smoke of_a_furnace great, and was _darkened the sun and the air by the smoke of _the pit.

Show passage in OET: REV 16:10

OET-RV REV 16:10

10 The fifth messenger poured out his bowl on the throne of the sea creature and its kingdom went dark. The people there were biting their tongues from the pain,

OET-LV REV 16:10

10 And the fifth poured _out the bowl of _him on the throne of _the wild _animal, and became the kingdom of _it having _been _darkened, and they _were _biting the tongues of _them out _of the misery,

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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 σκοτόω[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 OET ROM 1:21 it is sometimes possible to translate ‘their foolish minds became unable to see the truth,’ and in OET EPH 4:18 it is sometimes possible to translate ‘they were not able to see with their minds.’

Forms: σκοτόομαι[b]

Show passage in OET: EPH 4:18

OET-RV EPH 4:18

18 Their minds have been darkened because their ignorance has drawn them away from the life of God due to the hardening of their hearts.

OET-LV EPH 4:18

18 Having _been _darkened in _their mind, being having _been _estranged from _the life of_ the _god, because _of the ignorance which being in them, because _of the hardening of _the heart of _them,

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

σκοτόω

Form 1

Sense 1: to become dark

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