What does κατακαλύπτω (katakalýptō) mean in the Bible?
κατακαλύπτω (katakalýptō) is a Greek word meaning "to cover".
Greek · G2619
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2619?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cover her head (1), she should cover her head (1), to cover (1).
Where does κατακαλύπτω (katakalýptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 11:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It cover her head 1× 1 Corinthians 11:6
she should cover her head 1× 1 Corinthians 11:6
to cover 1× 1 Corinthians 11:7
Show sample aligned rows
1 Corinthians 11:6 κατακαλύπτεται to cover her head Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 11:6 κατακαλυπτέσθω to she should cover her head Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 11:7 κατακαλύπτεσθαι to to cover Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 11:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 3
Source forms
κατακαλύπτεσθαι 1x katakalyptesthai 1 Corinthians 11:7
κατακαλυπτέσθω 1x katakalyptesthō 1 Corinthians 11:6
κατακαλύπτεται 1x katakalyptetai 1 Corinthians 11:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x 1 Corinthians 11:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to cover
Source Gloss
to cover
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 11:6 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
κατακαλύπτεται katakaluptetai
I veil, cover the head
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:6 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Imperative
κατακαλυπτέσθω. katakaluptesqw
I veil, cover the head
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:7 Verb Present Middle Infinitive
κατακαλύπτεσθαι katakaluptesqai
I veil, cover the head
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3
Voice
middle 3
Mood
indicative 1 imperative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
κατακαλύπτω is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain