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To hide

περικρύπτωStrong’s G4032

perikruptō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Perikruptō is the Greek word usually translated “was hiding”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,”
Luke 1:24 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • was hiding 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

    περικρύπτω perikruptō · to hide

    περι-κρύπτω to conceal entirely, keep hidden: late 2 aor., περιέκρυβσν (but see BL, § 17; Soph., Lex., see word περικρύβω), Luk.1:24.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    HIDE, verb transitive

    preterit tense hid; participle passive hid, hidden.

    1. To conceal; to withhold or withdraw from sight; to place in any state or position in which the view is intercepted from the object.
    2. To conceal from knowledge; to keep secret.“Tell me now what thou hast done--hide it not from me” Joshua 7:19
    3. In Scripture, not to confess or disclose; or to excuse and extenuate.“I acknowledged my sin to thee, and my iniquity have I not hid” Psalms 32:5
    4. To protect; to keep in safety.“In the time of trouble, he shall hide me in his pavilion” Psalms 27:5“The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself” Proverbs 22:3
    All definitions and other forms of “hide”

      HIDE, verb intransitive

      To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight.

        HIDE, noun

        In the ancient laws of England, a certain portion of land, the quantity of which however is not well ascertained. Some authors consider it as the quantity that could be tilled with one plow; others, as much as would maintain a family. Some suppose it to be 60, some 80, and others 100 acres.

          HIDE, noun

          [Latin cutis; Gr. either a peel, from stripping, separating, or a cover.]

          1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; more generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
          2. The human skin; in contempt.

          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.