"a vault or closet, a cell for storage, dark secret place, Lk. 11:33*"
Definition and meaning
a vault or closet, a cell for storage, dark secret place, Lk. 11:33*
In the original Greek the word is written: κρύπτη
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 krypte (G2926) across the King James Bible.
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
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Common questions
Strong's G2926 (krypte) is a Greek word that means: a vault or closet, a cell for storage, dark secret place, Lk. 11:33* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word krypte (G2926) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2926 is krypte, a Greek word defined as: a vault or closet, a cell for storage, dark secret place, Lk. 11:33*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
krypte is a Greek word found in the New Testament.