"to hide, conceal, Mt. 5:14; in NT to lay up in store, Col. 3:3; Rev. 2:17; κεκρυμμέμος, concealed, secret, Jn. 19:38"
Definition and meaning
to hide, conceal, Mt. 5:14; in NT to lay up in store, Col. 3:3; Rev. 2:17; κεκρυμμέμος, concealed, secret, Jn. 19:38
In the original Greek the word is written: κρύπτω
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 krypto (G2928) across the King James Bible.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
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Common questions
Strong's G2928 (krypto) is a Greek word that means: to hide, conceal, Mt. 5:14; in NT to lay up in store, Col. 3:3; Rev. 2:17; κεκρυμμέμος, concealed, secret, Jn. 19:38 It appears 15 times in the King James Bible.
The word krypto (G2928) appears 15 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2928 is krypto, a Greek word defined as: to hide, conceal, Mt. 5:14; in NT to lay up in store, Col. 3:3; Rev. 2:17; κεκρυμμέμος, concealed, secret, Jn. 19:38. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
krypto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.