"to hide away; to conceal, withhold from sight or knowledge, Lk. 10:21; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:26*"
Definition and meaning
to hide away; to conceal, withhold from sight or knowledge, Lk. 10:21; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:26*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀποκρύπτω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 apokrypto (G613) across the King James Bible.
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
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Common questions
Strong's G613 (apokrypto) is a Greek word that means: to hide away; to conceal, withhold from sight or knowledge, Lk. 10:21; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:26* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word apokrypto (G613) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G613 is apokrypto, a Greek word defined as: to hide away; to conceal, withhold from sight or knowledge, Lk. 10:21; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:26*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apokrypto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.