skotizō · be darkened

What it means

skotizō (σκοτίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be darkened”.

Grow dark.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Lose light; also a mind that does not understand.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• will be darkened ×2
• let their eyes be darkened ×1
• was darkened ×1
• would be darkened ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Romans×2
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 24:29

  And at once after the affliction of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

• Mark 13:24

  But in those days, after that affliction, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,

• Romans 1:21

  Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their senseless heart was darkened.

• Romans 11:10

  let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and bend their back continually.

• Revelation 8:12

  And the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon and a third of the stars, so that a third of them would be darkened, and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.