Dictionary entry

σκοτίζω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σκοτίζω

(< σκότος), [in LXX for חשׁךְ;]

to darken; in NT always pass., -ομαι, to be darkened: of the heavenly bodies, Mt 24:29, Mk 13:24, Lk 23:45 (Rec., WH, mg.), Re 8:12. Metaph., of the mind, Ro 1:2111:10(LXX) (cf. σκοτόω).†