Word Study · Strong's G2571 · Greek
κάλυμα
kalyma
kal'-oo-mah
Strong's 1890 spelling: kályma
“a cover, i.e. veil”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a cover, i.e. veil
Rendered in the KJV as
vail.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- κάλυμμα3
- κάλυμμα.1
How it is rendered · 3
- a veil2
- veil1
- veil.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
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- N-NSN · 3
- N-ASN · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
2 Corinthians4 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 3:13κάλυμμαkalummanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWe are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.here: a veil
- 2 Corinthians 3:14κάλυμμαkalummanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBut their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.here: veil
- 2 Corinthians 3:15κάλυμμαkalummanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAnd even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.here: a veil
- 2 Corinthians 3:16κάλυμμα.kalummanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBut whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.here: veil.