"to cover, Mt. 8:24; Lk. 8:16; 23:30; to hide, conceal, Mt. 10:26; 2 Cor. 4:3; met. to cover, throw a veil of oblivion over, Jas. 5:20; 1 Pet. 4:8"
Definition and meaning
to cover, Mt. 8:24; Lk. 8:16; 23:30; to hide, conceal, Mt. 10:26; 2 Cor. 4:3; met. to cover, throw a veil of oblivion over, Jas. 5:20; 1 Pet. 4:8
In the original Greek the word is written: καλύπτω
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 kalypto (G2572) across the King James Bible.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
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Common questions
Strong's G2572 (kalypto) is a Greek word that means: to cover, Mt. 8:24; Lk. 8:16; 23:30; to hide, conceal, Mt. 10:26; 2 Cor. 4:3; met. to cover, throw a veil of oblivion over, Jas. 5:20; 1 Pet. 4:8 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word kalypto (G2572) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2572 is kalypto, a Greek word defined as: to cover, Mt. 8:24; Lk. 8:16; 23:30; to hide, conceal, Mt. 10:26; 2 Cor. 4:3; met. to cover, throw a veil of oblivion over, Jas. 5:20; 1 Pet. 4:8. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kalypto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.