ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΥΠΤΕΙΝ, περικαλυπτειν
PERIKALYPTEIN, perikalyptein
Sounds Like: peh-ree-ka-LYP-tin
Translations: to cover around, to cover completely, to veil, to blindfold
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΥΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition περί (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and the verb καλύπτω (kalyptō), meaning 'to cover'. Therefore, it means to cover something completely or all around, often implying a thorough or enveloping action. It can be used in contexts like covering a face, veiling, or even figuratively blinding someone.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Kings — 7:28
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 14:65
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΥΠΤΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΚΑΛΥΠΤΟΝ — they were covering, they were wrapping around, they were veiling
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΥΠΤΕΙ — he covers, he covers around, he veils, he wraps, he conceals
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΥΠΤΩ — to cover around, to cover completely, to veil, to blindfold
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΥΨΑΙ — to cover around, to cover completely, to wrap around, to veil, to hide
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΥΨΑΝΤΕΣ — having covered, covering all around, having veiled, having wrapped around
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΚΑΛΥΜΜΕΝΑ — covered all around, completely covered, veiled, wrapped around
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΚΑΛΥΜΜΕΝΟΙ — covered, veiled, wrapped around, hidden
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