Hidden
κρυπτόςStrong’s G2927kruptos
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kruptos is the Greek word usually translated “secret”, “hidden” and “secrets”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.”
Meaning
Usually translated “secret”, “hidden” and “secrets”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- secret 7
- hidden 5
- secrets 2
- hidden things 2
- inward 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- John 3
- Luke 2
- Romans 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Mark 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 10:26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
- Mark 4:22For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
- Luke 8:17For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
- Luke 12:2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
- John 7:4For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
Greek dictionary
κρυπτός kruptos · hidden
κρυπτός, -ή, -όν (κρύπτω) [in LXX for אָטַם, מִסְתָּר, etc. ;] hidden, secret: Mat.10:26, Mrk.4:22, Luk.8:17 12:2; ὁ κ. τῆς καρδίας ἄνθρωπος, 1Pe.3:4; neut., ἐν τῷ κ., Mat.6:4, 6; ἐν κ., Jhn.7:4, 10 18:20; ὁ ἐν κ. Ἰουδαῖος, Rom.2:29; pl., τὰ κ. τ. σκότους, 1Co.4:5; τ. ἀνθρώπων, Rom.2:16; τ. καρδίας, 1Co.14:25; τ. αἰσχύνης, 2Co.4:2.† κρυφαῖος, -αία, -αῖον (κρύφα = κρυφῆ) [in LXX for מִסְתָּר, Jer.23:24, al. ;] hidden, secret: ἐν τῷ κ., Mat.6:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hidden” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HID'DEN, participle passive
of hide. Concealed; placed in secrecy.
- Secret; unseen.
- Mysterious.
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.