To cover
καλύπτωStrong’s G2572kaluptō
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kaluptō is the Greek word usually translated “concealed”, “being swamped” and “covers”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.”
Meaning
Usually translated “concealed”, “being swamped” and “covers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- concealed 3
- being swamped 1
- covers 1
- do cover 1
- will cover over 1
- covers over 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
- James 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 10:26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
- Luke 8:16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
- Luke 23:30Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
- 2 Corinthians 4:3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
- James 5:20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
- 1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Greek dictionary
καλύπτω kaluptō · to cover
καλύπτω [in LXX almost always for כָּסָה pi. ;] in cl., rare in prose, to cover: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:30; with accusative of thing(s) and dative, Luk.8:16; pass., Mat.8:24; metaphorically, to veil, conceal: pf. ptcp. pass., Mat.10:26, 2Co.4:3; of the forgiveness of sins (cf. Psa.32:5 85:2; DB, ii, 56b): 1Pe.4:8, Jas.5:20; (seel. for καιομένη, WH, mg., Luk.24:32).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cover” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COVER, verb transitive
[Latin]
- To overspread the surface of a thing with another substance; to lay or set over; as, to cover a table with a cloth, or a floor with a carpet.“The valleys are covered with corn” Psalms 65:13“The locusts shall cover the face of the earth” Exodus 10:5
- To hide; to conceal by something overspread.“If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me--” Psalms 139:11
- To conceal by some intervening object; as, the enemy was covered from our sight by a forest.
- To clothe; as, to cover with a robe or mantle; to cover nakedness. 1 Samuel 28:14Exodus 28:42
All definitions and other forms of “cover”
- To overwhelm.
- To conceal from notice or punishment.“Charity shall cover the multitude of sins” 1 Peter 4:8
- To conceal; to refrain from disclosing or confessing.“He that covereth his sin shall not prosper” Proverbs 28:13
- To pardon or remit.
- To vail, applied to women. 1 Corinthians 11:7
- To wrap, infold or envelop; as, to cover a package of goods.
- To shelter; to protect; to defend.
- To brood; to incubate; as, a hen covering her eggs.
- To copulate with a female.
- To equal, or be of equal extent; to be equivalent to; as, the receipts do not cover the expenses; a mercantile use of the word.
- To disguise; to conceal hypocritically.
- To include, embrace or comprehend.
COVER, noun
- Any thing which is laid, set or spread over another thing; as the cover of a vessel; the cover of a bed.
- Any thing which vails or conceals; a screen; disguise; superficial appearance.
- Shelter; defense; protection.
- Concealment and protection.
- Shelter; retreat; in hunting.
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.