ΚΑΤΑΠΕΤΑΣΜΑΠΕΠΛΟΣ, καταπετασμαπεπλος
KATAPETASMAPEPLOS, katapetasmapeplos
Sounds Like: kah-tah-PEH-tahs-mah-PEH-ploss
Translations: veil, a veil, curtain, a curtain
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΕΤΑΣΜΑ, ΠΕΠΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'καταπέτασμα' (katapetasma), meaning 'veil' or 'curtain', and 'πέπλος' (peplos), meaning 'robe' or 'veil'. The combination emphasizes a large, heavy curtain or veil, often one that hangs down, like the curtain in the Temple. It describes a significant barrier or covering.
Inflection: Neuter, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G2665 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4018 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 5:29
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΠΕΤΑΣΜΑ, ΠΕΠΛΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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