Greek · G2619 · unreviewed

κατακαλύπτω

To cover

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κατακαλύπτω G2619

Pronunciation katakalýptō

What does κατακαλύπτω (katakalýptō) mean in the Bible?

κατακαλύπτω (katakalýptō) is a Greek word meaning "to cover". κατα-καλύπτω [in LXX chiefly for כָּסָה pi.

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Meaning

to cover

Extended definition

to cover up; mid., to cover or veil oneself: 1Co.11:6; τ. κεφαλήν, 1Co.11:7.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 imperative 1 infinitive 1

Tense

present 3

Voice

middle 3

Mood

indicative 1 imperative 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

1 Corinthians 11:6 κατακαλύπτεται present middle indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 11:6 κατακαλυπτέσθω present middle imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 11:7 κατακαλύπτεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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