περικαλύπτωperikalýptō
to cover around, cover up or over: with accusative, Mark 14:65, Luke 22:64; passive, followed by χρυσίῳ, Hebrews 9:4.
Greek (New Testament) · G4028
Same root
- περίperí · G4012properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- καλύπτωkalýptō · G2572to cover up (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Mark 14:65 Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away.
- Luke 22:64 They blindfolded him and said, “Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?”
- Hebrews 9:4 In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron’s staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.