Strong’s G2927 · Greek

κρυπτός
kryptós

Definition

concealed, i.e. private

Etymology

from G2928 (κρύπτω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • hid(-den)
  • inward(-ly)
  • secret

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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