Matthew 22:13:16Matt.22.13.W16TAB
σκότος
skotos
“darkness”
- Transliteration
- SKO-tos
- Extended
- SKOH-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈsko.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- darkness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SKO-tos
- clause
DÊ-san-tes au-TOU PO-das KAI KHEI-ras ek-BA-le-te au-TON eis TO SKO-tos TO ek-SÔ-te-ron
- sentence
TO-te ho ba-si-LEUS EI-pen TOIS di-a-KO-nois DÊ-san-tes au-TOU PO-das KAI KHEI-ras ek-BA-le-te au-TON eis TO SKO-tos TO ek-SÔ-te-ron e-KEI ES-tai ho klau-THMOS KAI ho bryg-MOS TÔN o-DON-tôn
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to skotos to exōteron {εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον | eis tò skótos tò exṓ-ter-on} ‘into the outer darkness’ uses a doubled article to emphasize contrast.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–kappa–omicron–tau
“darkness, obscurity”
In context — Matthew 22:13
Then the king said to the attendants, “After binding his hands and feet, cast him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 22:13, so the Greek word σκότος (skotos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.22.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.13.W16.S1) and character.