STRONGS G2217:
ζόφος,
-ου,
ὁ, (akin to
γνόφος,
δνόφος,
νέφος,
κνέφας, see
Bttm. Lexil. 2, p. 266 [Fishlake's translation, p. 378]; cf. Curtius, p. 706),
darkness, blackness:
Hebrews 12:18 L T Tr WH; as in Homer Iliad 15, 191; 21, 56, etc., used of the darkness of the nether world (cf. Grimm on Wis. 17:14),
2 Peter 2:4;
Jude 1:6;
ζόφος τοῦ σκότους (cf.
חֹשֶׁךְ־אֲפֵלָה,
Exodus 10:22), the blackness of
(i. e. the densest) darkness,
2 Peter 2:17;
Jude 1:13. [Cf. Trench, § c.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Exodus
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10:22
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Hebrews
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12:18
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2 Peter
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2:4; 2:17
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Jude
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1:6; 1:13