Lexical Definition
ἐπικαλύπτω epikalýptō (ep-ee-kal-oop'-to) to cover G:V
from ἐπί and καλύπτω
cover.
- to conceal, i.e. (figuratively) forgive
Usage: 14 forms in 16 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπεκαλύφθησαν | are covered | Rom.4.7 |
| επικεκαλυμμένη | being covered over | LXX.2Sam.15.30 |
| επικαλύψουσιν | they shall cover | LXX.Num.4.13 |
| επικαλύψησ | you should not cover | LXX.Job.16.18 |
| επικαλύψαι | to cover | LXX.1Kgs.7.17 |
| επικαλύπτων | one covering over | LXX.Prov.28.13 |
| επικαλύπτουσαι | covering | LXX.Ezek.1.23 |
| επικαλυψάτω | cover over | LXX.Exod.14.26 |
| επεκαλύφθησαν | were covered over | LXX.Ps.32.1 |
| επεκάλυψεν | covered | LXX.2Sam.15.30 |
| covered over | LXX.Ps.44.19 | |
| επεκάλυψε | he covered over | LXX.1Kgs.19.13 |
| it covered over | LXX.Gen.7.20 | |
| επεκάλυψαν | they covered | LXX.Jer.14.4 |
| επεκάλυπτον | covered up | LXX.Ezek.1.11 |
| επέκαλυψεν | covered | LXX.Jer.3.25 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐπι-καλύπτω [in LXX for כָּסָה, etc. ;]
to cover over, cover up: metaph., Ro 4:7 (LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Romans | 4:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐπικαλύπτω-ω,
cover over, cover up, shroud, κακὸν δ᾽ ἐπὶ κῶμα καλύπτει variant in [Refs]; of snow covering a track, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, to be covered over, veiled, ἡ ἐπωνυμία ἐπικεκάλυπται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 395b; ἐπικαλύπτεσθαι τὸν νοῦν πάθει ἢ ὕπνῳ is darkened, obscured, [Refs]
__II. put as a covering over, βλεφάρων φᾶρος [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, τῶν βλεφάρων -κεκαλυμμένων when the eyelids are drawn down, [Refs]