What does συγκαλύπτω (synkalýptō) mean in the Bible?
συγκαλύπτω (synkalýptō): Complete concealment with an implication of eventual exposure or revelation of hidden things.
Greek · G4780
συγκαλύπτω
To conceal altogether
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συγκαλύπτωG4780
Pronunciationsynkalýptō
What does συγκαλύπτω (synkalýptō) mean in the Bible?
συγκαλύπτω (synkalýptō): Complete concealment with an implication of eventual exposure or revelation of hidden things.
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How does the BSB render G4780?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include concealed (1).
Where does συγκαλύπτω (synkalýptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:2. 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 Itconcealed1×Luke 12:2
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 12:2
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
συγκεκαλυμμένον1xsynkekalymmenonLuke 12:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular1xLuke 12:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Complete concealment with an implication of eventual exposure or revelation of hidden things.
Strong'sG4780
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 12:1-12Source Gloss
to conceal altogether
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Complete concealment with an implication of eventual exposure or revelation of hidden things.
(Rec. συγκ-), [in LXX chiefly for כָּסָה pi. ;] to veil or cover completely: with accusative, pass., Luk.12:2.
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 12:2Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
συγκεκαλυμμένονsugkekalummenon
I conceal closely, cover up wholly
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.
Grammatical Forms
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Perfect PassiveLuke 12:21×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect1
Voice
passive1
Mood
participle1
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Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Nothing hidden will remain covered or concealed from revelation
Word Origins
συγκαλύπτω is built from these roots: