What does παρακαλύπτω (parakalýptō) mean in the Bible?
παρακαλύπτω (parakalýptō): Hiding by covering alongside or obscuring from perception, often of concealed understanding or awareness.
Greek · G3871
παρακαλύπτω
παρακαλύπτω (parakalýptō): Hiding by covering alongside or obscuring from perception, often of concealed understanding or awareness.
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παρακαλύπτωG3871
Pronunciationparakalýptō
What does παρακαλύπτω (parakalýptō) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G3871?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include veiled (1).
Where does παρακαλύπτω (parakalýptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:45. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itveiled1×Luke 9:45
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First aligned rowLuke 9:45
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
παρακεκαλυμμένον1xparakekalymmenonLuke 9:45
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular1xLuke 9:45
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Hiding by covering alongside or obscuring from perception, often of concealed understanding or awareness.
Strong'sG3871
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances1 timeVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 9:43b–45Source Gloss
to hide
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Hiding by covering alongside or obscuring from perception, often of concealed understanding or awareness.
to cover by hanging something beside, to hide: metaphorically (as Plat., al.), Luk.9:45.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:45Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
παρακεκαλυμμένονparakekalummenon
I hide, conceal, veil
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.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Additional Occurrences
Luke 9:43b–45παρακεκαλυμμένονparakalýptō
Having been concealed
New Testament Witnesses
concealed
Word Origins
παρακαλύπτω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Shows divine hiddenness of understanding until fulfillment.
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