Concealed
ἀπόκρυφοςStrong’s G0614apokruphos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apokruphos is the Greek word usually translated “secret thing”, “secret” and “hidden”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.”
Meaning
Usually translated “secret thing”, “secret” and “hidden”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a secret thing 1
- secret 1
- hidden 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Colossians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀπόκρυφος apokruphos · concealed
ἀπόκρυφος, -ον (ἀποκρύπτω), [in LXX Chiefly for סֵתֶר ;] hidden: Mrk.4:22, Luk.8:17, Col.2:3 (see Lft., in l; MM, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “concealed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONCEALED, participle passive
Kept close or secret; hid; withdrawn from sight; covered.
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.