What does ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos) mean in the Bible?
ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos) is a Greek word meaning "secret; by implication, treasured".
Greek · G614
ἀπόκρυφος
Secret; by implication, treasured
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ἀπόκρυφος G614
Pronunciation apókryphos
What does ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos) mean in the Bible?
ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos) is a Greek word meaning "secret; by implication, treasured".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G614?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include concealed (2), hidden (1).
Where does ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 4:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1), Luke (1), Mark (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 concealed 2× Mark 4:22, Luke 8:17
hidden 1× Colossians 2:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 4:22
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Luke 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
ἀπόκρυφον 2x apokryphon Mark 4:22, Luke 8:17
ἀπόκρυφοι 1x apokryphoi Colossians 2:3
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x Mark 4:22, Luke 8:17
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Colossians 2:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. secret; by implication, treasured
Strong's G614
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
secret; by implication, treasured
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 4:22 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀπόκρυφον, apokrufon
hidden away, secret
Read verse Luke 8:17 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀπόκρυφον, apokrufon
hidden away, secret
Read verse Colossians 2:3 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπόκρυφοι. apokrufoi
hidden away, secret
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 4:22 · Luke 8:17 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Col 2:3 1×
Word Origins
ἀπόκρυφος is built from this root:
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