What does κρύπτη (krýptē) mean in the Bible?
κρύπτη (krýptē) is a Greek word meaning "cellar".
Greek · G2926
κρύπτη
Cellar
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κρύπτηG2926
Pronunciationkrýptē
What does κρύπτη (krýptē) mean in the Bible?
κρύπτη (krýptē) is a Greek word meaning "cellar".
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How does the BSB render G2926?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a cellar (1).
Where does κρύπτη (krýptē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita cellar1×Luke 11:33
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First aligned rowLuke 11:33
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
κρύπτην1xkryptēnLuke 11:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xLuke 11:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. cellar
Source Gloss
cellar
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 11:331×
Word Origins
κρύπτη is built from this root: