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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κατακαλύπτωG2619
Pronunciationkatakalýptō
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 Itcover her head1×1 Corinthians 11:6
she should cover her head1×1 Corinthians 11:6
to cover1×1 Corinthians 11:7
Show sample aligned rows
1 Corinthians 11:6κατακαλύπτεταιtocover her headVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1 Corinthians 11:6κατακαλυπτέσθωtoshe should cover her headVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1 Corinthians 11:7κατακαλύπτεσθαιtoto coverVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Corinthians 11:6
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
1 Corinthians3
Source forms
κατακαλύπτεσθαι1xkatakalyptesthai1 Corinthians 11:7
κατακαλυπτέσθω1xkatakalyptesthō1 Corinthians 11:6
κατακαλύπτεται1xkatakalyptetai1 Corinthians 11:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive1x1 Corinthians 11:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to cover
Source Gloss
to cover
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 11:6Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
κατακαλύπτεταιkatakaluptetai
I veil, cover the head
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:6Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Imperative
κατακαλυπτέσθω.katakaluptesqw
I veil, cover the head
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:7Verb Present Middle Infinitive
κατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakaluptesqai
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
present3
Voice
middle3
Mood
indicative1imperative1infinitive1
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: