Strong’s G2572 · Greek

καλύπτω
kalýptō

Definition

to cover up (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

akin to G2813 (κλέπτω) and G2928 (κρύπτω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • cover
  • hide

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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