To reveal
ἀποκαλύπτωStrong’s G0601apokaluptō
Appears in 26 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apokaluptō is the Greek word usually translated “revealed”, “reveal” and “is revealed”. It appears in 26 verses of the New Testament.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Meaning
Usually translated “revealed”, “reveal” and “is revealed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to be revealed 5
- will be revealed 3
- to reveal 3
- revealed 3
- is revealed 3
- did reveal 1
- may be revealed 1
- has been revealed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 5
- Matthew 4
- Romans 3
- 1 Corinthians 3
- 2 Thessalonians 3
- 1 Peter 3
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 2:6In contextAnd now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8In contextAnd then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
- Matthew 10:26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
- Matthew 11:27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
- Matthew 16:17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Greek dictionary
ἀποκαλύπτω apokaluptō · to reveal
ἀπο-καλύπτω [in LXX chiefly for גָּלָה ] 1. in general sense (cl.), to reveal, uncover, disclose, (a) of things: Mat.10:26, Luk.2:35 12:2, 1Co.3:13; (b) of persons: pass., Christ, Luk.17:30; Antichrist, 2Th.2:3 2:6 2:8 2. In LXX and NT, in special sense of divine revelation: Mat.11:25 (on the tense, see M, Pr., 136), ib. Mat.11:27 16:17, Luk.10:21-22, Jhn.12:38, Rom.1:17-18 8:18, 1Co.2:10 14:30, Gal.1:16 3:23, Eph.3:5, Php.3:15, 1Pe.1:5-12 5:1 (Westc., Eph., 178 f.; M, Th., 149 f.).† SYN.: φανερόω (see Thayer, 62; Cremer, 342).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reveal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REVE'AL, verb transitive
[Latin revelo; re and velo, to veil.]
- To disclose; to discover; to show; to make known something before unknown or concealed; as, to reveal secrets.
- To disclose, discover or make known from heaven.“The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men” Romans 1:18
All definitions and other forms of “reveal”
REVE'AL, noun
A revealing; disclosure. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.