Cellar
κρύπτηStrong’s G2926kruptē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Kruptē is the Greek word usually translated “cellar”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cellar”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a cellar 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κρύπτη kruptē · cellar
κρύπτη (WH, R; κρυπτή, LT, Tr.; -όν, Rec.), -ης, ἡ, a crypt, cellar: Luk.11:33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cellar” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CELLAR, noun
A room under a house or other building, used as a repository of liquors, provisions, and other stores for a family.
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.