ἐπικάλυμαepikályma
a covering, i.e. (figuratively) pretext
Greek (New Testament) · G1942
Meanings
a cover, veil: metaphorically, τ. κακίας, 1 Peter 2:16.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 1 Peter 2:16 For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.