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In secret

κρυφῇStrong’s G2931

kruphē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kruphē is the Greek word usually translated “secret”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”
Ephesians 5:12 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “secret”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • in secret 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ephesians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κρυφῇ kruphē · in secret

    κρυΦῇ (prop. -ῆ, Rec.; later spelling is due to assimilation to dative; cf. εἰκῆ), adv., [in LXX chiefly for סָתַר ;] secretly, in secret: Eph.5:12.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “secret” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    SE'CRET, adjective.

    [Latin secretus. This is given as the participle of secerno, but is radically a different word. The radical sense of seg is to separate, as in Latin seco, to cut off; and not improbably this word is contracted into the Latin se, a prefix in segrego, separo, etc.]

    1. Properly, separate; hence, hid; concealed from the notice or knowledge of all persons except the individual or individuals concerned.“I have a secret errand to thee, O king” Judges 3:19
    2. Unseen; private; secluded; being in retirement.
    3. Removed from sight; private; unknown.
    4. Keeping secrets; faithful to secrets entrusted; as secret Romans. [Unusual.]
    All definitions and other forms of “secret”
    1. Private; affording privacy.
    2. Occult; not seen; not apparent; as the secret operations of physical causes.
    3. Known to God only.“Secret things belong to the Lord our God” Deuteronomy 29:29

    SE'CRET, noun.

    [Latin secretum]

    1. Something studiously concealed.“A talebearer revealeth secrets” Proverbs 11:13
    2. A thing not discovered and therefore not known.“Hast thou heard the secret of God?” Job 15:8
    3. Secrets, plural, The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed.“Bread eaten in secret is pleasant” Proverbs 9:17

    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.