ζόφος zophos · G2217

darkness

ζόφος, -ου, ὁ; (akin to γνόφος, which see), [in Sm.: Exo.10:22, Job.28:3, Psa.11:2 91:6, Isa.59:9 * ; ] ; in Hom, the gloom of the under-world; hence, darkness, deep gloom (poët. and late prose writers): Heb.12:18, 2Pe.2:4 2:17, Ju 6 13.†; ὁμίχλη, -ης, ἡ, ; [in LXX for עֲרָפֶל, etc. ; ] ; a mist: 2Pe.2:17 ; SYN.: νέφος, νεφέλη, both thicker than ὁ (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ζόφος, ὁ, ; nether darkness, ἱεμένων Ἔρεβόσδε ὑπὸ ζόφον []; Ἀΐδης δ᾽ ἔλαχε ζόφον ἠερόεντα obtained the realms of gloom for his share, []; 2 generally, gloom, darkness, []; χειμέριος ζ. the gloom of winter, []; II the dark quarter, i.e. the West, ἤδη γὰρ φάος οἴχεθ᾽ ὑπὸ ζόφον []; ποτὶ ζόφον, opposed to πρὸς ἠῶ τ᾽ ἠέλιόν τε, [] (the North accusative to []; Γαδείρων τὸ πρὸς ζόφον to the west of.., [] —poetical and later Prose. (Prob. _cognate_ with ζέφυρος.)

Where it's used 5 times

Hebrews 12:18 · 2 Peter 2:4 · 2 Peter 2:17 · Jude 1:6 · Jude 1:13

Source: TBESG G2217; TFLSJ G2217

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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