"hidden away; concealed, Mk. 4:22; Lk. 8:17; stored up, Col. 2:3*"
Definition and meaning
hidden away; concealed, Mk. 4:22; Lk. 8:17; stored up, Col. 2:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀπόκρυφος
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of apokryphos (G614) across the King James Bible.
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Common questions
Strong's G614 (apokryphos) is a Greek word that means: hidden away; concealed, Mk. 4:22; Lk. 8:17; stored up, Col. 2:3* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word apokryphos (G614) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G614 is apokryphos, a Greek word defined as: hidden away; concealed, Mk. 4:22; Lk. 8:17; stored up, Col. 2:3*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apokryphos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.