καλύπτωkalýptō
to cover up (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2572
Meanings
in classical Greek, rare in prose, to cover: with accusative of person, Luke 23:30; with accusative of thing et dative, Luke 8:16; passive, Matthew 8:24; metaphorically, to veil, conceal: perfect participle passive, Matthew 10:26, 2 Corinthians 4:3; of the forgiveness of sins (cf. Psalms 32:5, Psalms 85:2; DB, ii, 56b): 1 Peter 4:8, James 5:20; (v.l. for καιομένη, WH, margin, Luke 24:32).
Same root
- κλέπτωkléptō · G2813to filch
- κρύπτωkrýptō · G2928to conceal (properly, by covering)
- παρακαλύπτωparakalýptō · G3871to cover alongside, i.e. veil (figuratively)
- ἀνακαλύπτωanakalýptō · G343to unveil
- ἀποκαλύπτωapokalýptō · G601to take off the cover, i.e. disclose
- κατακαλύπτωkatakalýptō · G2619to cover wholly, i.e. veil
- κάλυμαkályma · G2571a cover, i.e. veil
- ἀκατακάλυπτοςakatakályptos · G177unveiled
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
- Matthew 10:26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.
- Luke 8:16 “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.
- Luke 23:30 People will beg the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.’
- 2 Corinthians 4:3 If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing.
- James 5:20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.