Greek verb · G2572
καλύπτω
kalyptokal-oop'-to
to cover
8 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kalýptō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2572is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2572
to cover up (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: cover, hide.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kalypto is rendered "to cover". It stands 8 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Two of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 8:24Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
Matthew 8:24καλύπτεσθαι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's eight uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- concealed3
- being swamped1
- covers1
- covers over1
- do cover1
- will cover over1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| κάλυμα | kalyma | veil | Uses4 |
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- κεκαλυμμένον3
- καλύπτει2
- καλύπτεσθαι1
- καλύψατε1
- καλύψει1
The grammar of each form
- verb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3V-RPP-NSN
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FAI-3S
- verb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PPN
Matthew
two uses
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
- καλύπτεσθαιkaluptesthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: being swamped
So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
- κεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: concealed
Luke
two uses
No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
- καλύπτειkalupteiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: covers
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
- καλύψατεkalupsateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do cover
2 Corinthians
two uses
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
- κεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: concealed
- κεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: concealed
James
one use
consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
- καλύψειkalupseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will cover over
1 Peter
one use
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- καλύπτειkalupteiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: covers over
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.