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Koine Greek wordlink #159302

SR GNT Rev 8:12 σκοτισθῇ (skotisthaʸ) ‘of the stars in_order_that may_be darkened the third of them’ Strongs=46540 Lemma=skotizō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=passive person=3rd number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form σκοτισθῇ (V-SAP3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σκοτισθῇ’ (V-SAP3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘may_be darkened’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘skotizō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘let_be darkened’, ‘may_be darkened’, ‘was darkened’, ‘will_be_being darkened’.

Greek words (8) other than σκοτισθῇ (V-SAP3··S) with a gloss related to ‘darkened’

MARK 13:24 σκοτισθήσεται (skotisthaʸsetai) V-IFP3··S ‘that the sun will_be_being darkened and the moon’ SR GNT Mark 13:24 word 12

OET-LV: 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, (MRK_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 “After those very difficult times, the sun will go dark and the moon won’t shine at night. (MRK 13:24)

MAT 24:29 σκοτισθήσεται (skotisthaʸsetai) V-IFP3··S ‘those the sun will_be_being darkened and the moon’ SR GNT Mat 24:29 word 11

OET-LV: 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. (MAT_24:29)

OET-RV: 29 “But immediately after the troubles of that time, the sun will go dark and the moon won’t give its light. The stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. (MAT 24:29)

LUKE 23:45 ἐκλιπόντος (eklipontos) V-PAA·GMS Lemma=ekleipō ‘of the sun having darkened was torn and the’ SR GNT Luke 23:45 word 8

OET-LV: 45 Of _the sun having _darkened, and the curtain of _the temple was _torn in_the_middle. (LUK_23:45)

OET-RV: 45 the sun went dark and the curtain inside the temple was torn in the middle. (LUK 23:45)

ROM 1:21 ἐσκοτίσθη (eskotisthaʸ) V-IAP3··S ‘speculations of them and was darkened the unintelligent of them’ SR GNT Rom 1:21 word 18

OET-LV: 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_1:21)

OET-RV: 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. (ROM 1:21)

ROM 11:10 Σκοτισθήτωσαν (Skotisthaʸtōsan) V-MAP3··P ‘let_be darkened the eyes of them’ SR GNT Rom 11:10 word 1

OET-LV: 10 Let _be _darkened the eyes of _them, which not to _be _seeing, and the back of _them through all time bend. (ROM_11:10)

OET-RV: 10 Let their eyes be darkened so they can’t see,
⇔ and their backs be bent through all time.’ (ROM 11:10)

EPH 4:18 Ἐσκοτωμένοι (Eskotōmenoi) V-PEP·NMP Lemma=skotoō ‘having_been darkened in their mind being’ SR GNT Eph 4:18 word 1

OET-LV: 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, (EPH_4:18)

OET-RV: 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. (EPH 4:18)

REV 9:2 ἐσκοτίσθη (eskotisthaʸ) V-IAP3··S ‘of a furnace great and was darkened the sun and’ SR GNT Rev 9:2 word 22

OET-LV: 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. (REV_9:2)

OET-RV: 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. (REV 9:2)

REV 16:10 ἐσκοτωμένη (eskotōmenaʸ) V-PEP·NFS Lemma=skotoō ‘the kingdom of it having_been darkened and they were biting the’ SR GNT Rev 16:10 word 20

OET-LV: 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, (REV_16:10)

OET-RV: 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, (REV 16:10)

Key: V=verb