Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon

A.dark,

I. of persons, in the dark, in secret, secret, σκότιον δέ ἑ γείνατο μήτηρ, i.e. not in open, lawful wedlock, Il.6.24; so prob. καὶ θεῶν σκότιοι φθίνουσι παῖδες ἐν θανάτῳ (the Sch. expl. it οἱ μὴ γνήσιοι ὄντες τῶν θεῶν παῖδες), E.Alc.989 (lyr.); also ς. εὐναί clandestine loves, Id.Ion 860 (lyr.); ς. λέχος, opp. a wedded wife, Id.Tr.44; λέκτρων σκότια νυμφευτήρια ib.252; “λέχη ς. νυμφεύειν” Eub.67.1; “ς. Κύπρις” AP7.51 (Adaeus): rare in Prose, παῖς ς. bastard, Charax 6, cf. Hsch.: metaph., γνώμη ς., of sense-perception, opp. γνησίη, Democr.11.

2. in Crete the boys were called σκότιοι, because they lived in the women's apartment, Sch.E.Alc.988.

II. of things, dark, “νύξ” E.Hec.68 (anap.), Alc.269 (lyr.), etc.; “θάλαμοι” Id.Ph. 1541 (lyr.); ἕδραι, of the nether world, Id.Alc.125 (lyr.).

2. metaph., dark, obscure, of dithyrambs, Ar.Av.1389. Adv. -ίως, μηνύειν, opp. τηλαυγῶς, Ph.1.659.