σκοτία[5 verses](noun sg fem nom) "Darkness" is skotia, which means "darkness," "dark," "gloomy," [of persons] "in the dark," "in secret," and "secret." It is a metaphor for "obscure," and "the nether world," and was used as the opposite of the Greek word gnome, γνώμη, meaning judgment, opinion, purpose, and therefore also a metaphor for "ignorance."   - "Darkness" is a noun that means "darkness," "dark," "gloomy," [of persons] "in the dark," "in secret," and "secret." It is a metaphor for "obscure," and "the nether world,. It was used as the opposite of the Greek word meaning judgment, opinion, and purpose and therefore also a metaphor for "ignorance."