Strong's Lexicon
parakaluptó: To cover, to conceal, to hide
Original Word:παρακαλύπτω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:parakaluptó
Pronunciation:pah-rah-kah-LOOP-toh
Phonetic Spelling:(par-ak-al-oop'-to)
Definition:To cover, to conceal, to hide
Meaning:I hide, conceal, veil.
Word Origin:From the Greek prefix παρά (para, meaning "beside" or "alongside") and καλύπτω (kaluptó, meaning "to cover" or "to conceal").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of covering is כָּסָה (kasah, Strong's H3680), which means "to cover" or "to conceal."
Usage:The verb παρακαλύπτω is used to describe the act of covering or concealing something. In a biblical context, it often refers to the act of hiding or veiling something from view, whether physically or metaphorically. This term can be used to describe the concealment of truth, the covering of sins, or the veiling of spiritual realities.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek culture, the concept of covering or concealing was significant in both religious and social contexts. Veils were commonly used in religious rituals to separate the sacred from the profane, and the act of covering could symbolize protection, modesty, or secrecy. In the biblical context, covering is often associated with God's protection and the atonement of sins, as seen in the sacrificial system of the Old Testament.
HELPS Word-studies
3871parakalýptō (from3844/pará, "from close-beside" and2572/kalýptō, "hide") – properly, hidden close-beside, out of sight;concealed due to someone "missing the forest because too close to the tree!"
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
para and
kaluptóDefinitionto cover (by hanging something beside), to hide
NASB Translationconcealed (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3871: παρακαλύπτωπαρακαλύπτω:
to cover over, cover up, hide, conceal: tropically,
ἦνπαρακεκαλυμμένονἀπ'αὐτῶν ((
it was concealed from them), a Hebraism, on which see in
ἀποκρύπτω, b.),
Luke 9:45 (
Ezekiel 22:26;
Plato,
Plutarch, others).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
hide.Frompara andkalupto; to cover alongside, i.e. Veil (figuratively) -- hide.
see GREEKpara
see GREEKkalupto
Forms and Transliterations
παρακαλύπτεσθε παρακεκαλυμμενον παρακεκαλυμμένον παρεκάλυπτον parakekalummenon parakekalymmenon parakekalymménonLinks
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