For the evangelist John the meaning of this word is close to the meaning of darkness, for he writes, "The whole world has been put under the sway of the wicked one" (1 John 5:19).
Kwake mwinjilisti Yohana neno hili lina maana karibu sawa na maana ya „giza“, kwa hiyo ameandika, „dunia yote imewekwa chini ya mamlaka ya yule muovu“. (1.Yohana 5:19b)