Strong's Greek · G4655
σκότος
skótos
darkness
Definition
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
from the base of G4639 (σκιά);
Appears 30 times in Scripture
“Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.”
“From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.”
“Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
“From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.”
“But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.””
“And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.”
“The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.”
“to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.””
“But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).