"to cover over, veil; met. pass. to be veiled from comprehension, Lk. 9:45*"
Definition and meaning
to cover over, veil; met. pass. to be veiled from comprehension, Lk. 9:45*
In the original Greek the word is written: παρακαλύπτω
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 parakalypto (G3871) across the King James Bible.
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
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Common questions
Strong's G3871 (parakalypto) is a Greek word that means: to cover over, veil; met. pass. to be veiled from comprehension, Lk. 9:45* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word parakalypto (G3871) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3871 is parakalypto, a Greek word defined as: to cover over, veil; met. pass. to be veiled from comprehension, Lk. 9:45*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
parakalypto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.