Lexical Definition
κάλυμα kályma (kal'-oo-mah) veil G:N-N
from καλύπτω
vail.
- a cover, i.e. veil
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| καλύμματι | covering | LXX.1Chr.17.5 |
| with a covering | LXX.Num.4.8 • LXX.Num.4.11 • LXX.Num.4.12 | |
| καλύμματα | coverings | LXX.Exod.39.34 |
| κάλυμμα | a covering | LXX.Exod.27.16 • LXX.Exod.34.33 • LXX.Exod.40.5 • LXX.Num.4.10 • LXX.Num.4.14 |
| a veil | 2Cor.3.13 • 2Cor.3.15 | |
| covering | LXX.Exod.34.34 • LXX.Exod.34.35 • LXX.Num.3.25 | |
| its covering | LXX.Num.4.25 | |
| veil | 2Cor.3.14 • 2Cor.3.16 |
Abbott-Smith
κάλυμμα, -τος, τό (< καλύπτω), [in LXX: Nu 3:25 4:8 ff. (מִכְסֶה), Ex 34:33 ff. (מַסְוֶה), etc.;]
a covering, veil: II Co 3:13-16.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 34:33 |
| Numbers | 3:25 · 4:8 |
| 2 Corinthians | 3:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κάλυμμα [ᾰ], ατος, τό,
(κᾰλύπτω) head-covering, hood, veil, κ. κυάνεον dark veil worn in mourning, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Χρύσεον κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'I will lift the veil', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λεπτῶν ὄμμα διὰ καλυμμάτων ἔχους᾽ [NT+5th c.BC+]
__2 fishing-net shaped like a sack, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; βουλευτοῖσιν ἐν καλύμμασιν, of the garment thrown by Clytaemnestra over her husband, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 skull (as the brain's covering), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__4 grave, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__5 in animals, the covering of the gills of fishes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; operculum of testaceans, [Refs]; eyelid, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__6 covering of honeycomb, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__7 shell of fruit, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__8 shutter, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__9 sheathing-planks for a roof, [Refs]; but, slabs for closing coffers, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__10 perhaps paving-slab, [Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.3.13