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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