What does ἀποκρύπτω (apokrýptō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποκρύπτω (apokrýptō) is a Greek word meaning "to conceal".
Greek · G613
ἀποκρύπτω
To conceal
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ἀποκρύπτω G613
Pronunciation apokrýptō
What does ἀποκρύπτω (apokrýptō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποκρύπτω (apokrýptō) is a Greek word meaning "to conceal".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G613?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] hidden (1), was hidden (1), was kept hidden (1), You have hidden (1).
Where does ἀποκρύπτω (apokrýptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1), Ephesians (1), 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 It [and] hidden 1× 1 Corinthians 2:7
was hidden 1× Colossians 1:26
was kept hidden 1× Ephesians 3:9
You have hidden 1× Luke 10:21
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 10:21 ἀπέκρυψας to You have hidden Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 2:7 ἀποκεκρυμμένην to [and] hidden Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular Ephesians 3:9 ἀποκεκρυμμένου to was kept hidden Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular Colossians 1:26 ἀποκεκρυμμένον to was hidden Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 10:21
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
ἀπέκρυψας 1x apekrypsas Luke 10:21
ἀποκεκρυμμένην 1x apokekrymmenēn 1 Corinthians 2:7
ἀποκεκρυμμένον 1x apokekrymmenon Colossians 1:26
ἀποκεκρυμμένου 1x apokekrymmenou Ephesians 3:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 10:21
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 2:7
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Colossians 1:26
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Ephesians 3:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to conceal
Strong's G613
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to conceal
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:25 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέκρυψας apekruyav
I hide away, conceal
Read verse Matthew 25:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέκρυψε apekruyen
I hide away, conceal
Read verse Luke 10:21 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπέκρυψας apekruyav
I hide away, conceal
Read verse 1 Corinthians 2:7 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀποκεκρυμμένην, apokekrummenhn
I hide away, conceal
Read verse Ephesians 3:9 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Singular Neuter
ἀποκεκρυμμένου apokekrummenou
I hide away, conceal
Read verse Colossians 1:26 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀποκεκρυμμένον apokekrummenon
I hide away, conceal
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
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 10:21 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Perfect Passive 1 Cor 2:7 · Eph 3:9 · Col 1:26 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 3 aorist 1
Voice
passive 3 active 1
Mood
participle 3 indicative 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
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