"dark, Mt. 6:23; Lk. 11:34, 36*"
Definition and meaning
dark, Mt. 6:23; Lk. 11:34, 36*
In the original Greek the word is written: σκοτεινός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of skoteinos (G4652) across the King James Bible.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
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Common questions
Strong's G4652 (skoteinos) is a Greek word that means: dark, Mt. 6:23; Lk. 11:34, 36* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word skoteinos (G4652) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4652 is skoteinos, a Greek word defined as: dark, Mt. 6:23; Lk. 11:34, 36*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
skoteinos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.