ἐπικαλύπτωepikalýptō
to cover over, cover up: metaphorically, Romans 4:7 (LXX).
Greek (New Testament) · G1943
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- καλύπτωkalýptō · G2572to cover up (literally or figuratively)
- ἐπικάλυμαepikályma · G1942a covering, i.e. (figuratively) pretext
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Romans 4:7 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.