"a covering; a veil, 2 Cor. 3:13; met. a veil, a blind to spiritual vision, 2 Cor. 3:14, 15, 16*"
Definition and meaning
a covering; a veil, 2 Cor. 3:13; met. a veil, a blind to spiritual vision, 2 Cor. 3:14, 15, 16*
In the original Greek the word is written: κάλυμμα
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kalymma (G2571) across the King James Bible.
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
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Common questions
Strong's G2571 (kalymma) is a Greek word that means: a covering; a veil, 2 Cor. 3:13; met. a veil, a blind to spiritual vision, 2 Cor. 3:14, 15, 16* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word kalymma (G2571) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2571 is kalymma, a Greek word defined as: a covering; a veil, 2 Cor. 3:13; met. a veil, a blind to spiritual vision, 2 Cor. 3:14, 15, 16*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kalymma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.