Greek word · Strong's G4655

σκότος

skótos · noun · “darkness”

In a sentence

Skotos means darkness — both physical and moral. The New Testament uses it for the realm of sin and death from which Christ delivers his people into light.

Skotos is darkness — at night, in the grave, and figuratively in the soul. The New Testament uses it for the realm of sin, ignorance, and death, opposed to the kingdom of light.

God “delivered us from the domain of skotos and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.” The gospel is not just information; it is a change of realms.

Strong's reference

Definition: shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)

KJV usage: darkness

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

John 1:5 “The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Colossians 1:13 “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,” 1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.