Greek noun (neuter) · G2665
καταπέτασμα
katapetasmakat-ap-et'-as-mah
curtain
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: katapétasma
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2665is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2665
something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple
The King James renders it: vail.
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
katapetasma is rendered "curtain". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Three of the uses stand in Hebrews, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Matthew 27:51καταπέτασμα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- veil6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| καταργέω | katargeo | to abate | Uses27 |
| καταλείπω | kataleipo | to leave behind | Uses23 |
| καταλύω | katalyo | to destroy/lodge | Uses17 |
| καταγγέλλω | katangello | to proclaim | Uses17 |
| κατακρίνω | katakrino | to condemn | Uses15 |
| κατανοέω | katanoeo | to observe | Uses14 |
| καταντάω | katantao | to come to | Uses13 |
| καταρτίζω | katartizo | to complete | Uses13 |
| καταισχύνω | kataischyno | to dishonor | Uses13 |
| καταλαμβάνω | katalambano | to grasp | Uses13 |
| κατακαίω | katakaio | to burn | Uses12 |
| κατάκειμαι | katakeimai | to recline | Uses12 |
and 94 more on the stem.
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 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
- καταπέτασμα4
- καταπετάσματος2
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular3N-NSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular2N-GSN
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1N-ASN
Matthew
one use
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- καταπέτασμαkatapetasmanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: veil
Mark
one use
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- καταπέτασμαkatapetasmanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: veil
Luke
one use
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
- καταπέτασμαkatapetasmanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: veil
Hebrews
three uses
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
- καταπετάσματοςkatapetasmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: veil
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
- καταπέτασμαkatapetasmanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: veil
by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
- καταπετάσματοςkatapetasmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: veil
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.