noun · feminine
apokalupsias
Strong’sG602
an unveiling, uncovering, revealing
stem apokalupsi-17 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Uncovering or laying bare something that was hidden — literally, as of the head, or of hidden springs 3, and more generally an uncovering 42.
In the New Testament the word is used metaphorically for a revelation: the disclosure of divine truth or a manifestation coming from God, including the manifestation of persons 13. Strong's likewise glosses it as a disclosure, with related senses of appearing, coming, and manifestation 2. This sense also gives its name to the book known as the Apocalypse 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀπο-κάλυψις, -εως, ἡ
(< ἀποκαλύπτω), [in LXX: I Ki 20:30 (עֶרְוָה), Si 11:27 22:22 42:1*;]
SYN.: ἐπιφάνεια, παρουσία, φανέρωσις (v. Tr., Syn., xciv; Lft., Notes, 102, 178; Westc, Eph., 178 f.; M, Th., 145 ff.; Cremer, 343).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G602 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ok-al'-oop-sis
disclosure
Fromfrom G601;
King Jamesappearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
uncovering, of the head, Refs 1st c.BC+; disclosing, of hidden springs, Refs 1st c.AD+; revelation, especially of divine mysteries, NT; of persons, manifestation, NT; title of the Apocalypse.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apokalupsias1×Ἀποκάλυψις | apokalupsiais |
| object accusative | apokalupsian6×ἀποκάλυψιν | apokalupsiain1×ἀποκαλύψεις |
| direct address vocative | apokalupsiar | apokalupsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apokalupsiau3×ἀποκαλύψεως | apokalupsiaiu1×ἀποκαλύψεων |
| to, for dative | apokalupsia5×ἀποκαλύψει | apokalupsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apokalupsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
apokalupsias“revelation”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 1:1Apokalupsias Iēsu Christou, han dōata auto tos …This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave …
apokalupsian“revelation”objectaccusative singular6×
Luke 2:32fōtem eis apokalupsian ethneiu kai doxan laou su Israēl.a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory …
Romans 8:19“revealing”tas gar apokaradokias tau ktisiau tan apokalupsian toiu huioiu tou theou apekdechotō;The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.
1 Corinthians 1:7… husterorō en mēdene charisme, apekdechorōntoin tan apokalupsian tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou;… gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 14:26… sunerchoveiō, hekastos psalmon echatō, didachan echatō, apokalupsian echatō, glōssan echatō, hermēneian echatō; panteim …… a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All …
Galatians 2:2anabainama de kata apokalupsian; kai anatithema autoi tem euangeliem hem …I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel …
Ephesians 3:3kata apokalupsian gnōrizita mi tem mustēriem, kathōs prografama …… mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
apokalupsiau“revelation”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Romans 2:5“revelation”… siauto organ en hēmera orgau kai apokalupsiau dikaiokrisiau tou theou,… storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be …
Galatians 1:12… paralabama autem, oute didaskima, alla dia apokalupsiau Iēsu Christou.… it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:17… doxau, dōateia vi pneumem sofiau kai apokalupsiau en epignōsia autou,… you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
apokalupsia“revelation”to, fordative singular5×
1 Corinthians 14:6… ean mē vi lalameia ē en apokalupsia ē en gnōsia ē en profēteia …… you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
2 Thessalonians 1:7… thliborōntoi anesian meta nu en ta apokalupsia tou kuriou Iēsu apo ouranou meta …… place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
1 Peter 1:7… epainon kai doxan kai timan en apokalupsia Iēsu Christou.… praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13… epi tan ferorōntan vi charitan en apokalupsia Iēsu Christou.… to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:13“revealed”… pathēmei chairavōr, hina kai en ta apokalupsia tau doxau autou chairiveia agalliorōntois.But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
apokalupsiain“revelations”objectaccusative plural1×
2 Corinthians 12:1… men, erchemi de eis optasiain kai apokalupsiain kuriou.… will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
apokalupsiaiu“revelations”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
2 Corinthians 12:7kai ta huperbola taiu apokalupsiaiu. dio hina mē huperairomeiō, dōita mi …or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming …