Lexical Definition

‎κρύπτω‎ krýptō (kroop'-to) to hide ^G:V
a primary verb

hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).

• to conceal (properly, by covering)

Abbott-Smith

κρύπτω, [in LXX for חבא, טמן, סתר, צפן, etc.;]
to hide, conceal: c. acc., Mt 13:44 25:18; seq. ἐν, Mt 25:25 (pass., Mt 13:44, Col 3:3); pass., Mt 5:14, He 11:23, I Ti 5:25, Re 2:17; ἐκρύβη (on the tense and its formation, v. M, Pr., 161; Bl., § 19, 3) κ. ἐξῆλθεν, Jo 8:59; seq. εἰς, Lk 13:21, Re 6:15; ἀπό (in cl. more freq. dupl. acc.), Re 6:16; pass., Jo 12:36, (Bl., § 34, 4). Metaph.: Mt 11:25 13:35, Lk 11:52, WH, mg., 18:34 19:42, Jo 19:38 (cf. ἀτο-, ἐν-, περι-κρύπτω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κρύπτω-τω,

Epic dialect Iterat. [κρύπτωτασκε 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.272, -εσκε “Hymnus in Cererem” 239 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]: future [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.: aorist 1 ἔκρυψα, Epic dialect [Refs]: perfect κέκρῠφα (συγ-) [Refs 1st c.BC+] —middle, future [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist [Refs 5th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry), etc.:—passive, future [LXX+5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐκρύφθην, Epic dialect κρ-, [NT+8th c.BC+]; participle [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—hide, cover, in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ δέ μιν [κρύπτωτασκε φαεινῷ 8.272, compare 13.405 (\_passive\_); κ. με.. πόδα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 114 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, simply, hide, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; cover, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, κάρα κρυψάμενος having cloaked his head, [κρύπτωτεται">Refs 5th c.BC+] hides in its own bosom, [Refs]:—passive, hide oneself, lie hidden, [κρύπτωτεται 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 606; δαλὸς κρύπτωτεται ἐς σποδιάν [prev\. author] “Cyc.” 615 (Lyric poetry); ὑφ᾽ εἵματος κρυφείς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1145 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative cognate, [Refs 5th c.BC+] [prev. cited]

__2 cover in the earth, bury, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν κατώρυχι [Refs 5th c.BC+] (passive), compare [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, [Refs 8th c.BC+] [prev. cited]
__3 Astron., occult, [Refs] —passive, of stars not seen in any part of the night, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the heliacal setting of stars, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__4 conceal, keep secret, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, [Refs]:—passive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φάρμακα κεκρ. secret, [Refs 5th c.BC+] secret, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κεκρ. σκευωρία secret intrigue, Mitteis [Refs 2nd c.BC+] in secret, opposed to ἐπὶ μαρτύρων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.b connive at, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 with double accusative, conceal something from one, [Refs 5th c.BC+].
__6 in Rhet., argue so that the opponent is unwarily led to an adverse conclusion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__7 in Medicine texts, in passive, to be suppressed, of the menses or lochia, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II intransitive, lie hidden, [κρύπτωτοντα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1117 ">Refs 5th c.BC+] (assuming variant); also [Refs].— (καλύπτω is simply cover; κεύθω cover so that no trace of it can be seen; κρύπτωτω keep covered, especially for purposes of concealment.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Jer.39.27* ☩ John.8.59}