adjective
apokrufos
Greekἀπόκρυφος (apokrufos)
Strong’sG614
hidden away, secret
stem apokruf-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπόκρυφος, -ον
(< ἀποκρύπτω), [in LXX Chiefly for סֵתֶר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G614 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ok'-roo-fos
secret; by implication, treasured
Fromfrom G613;
King Jameshid, kept secret.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apokrufos | apokrufas | apokrufem2×ἀπόκρυφον | apokrufois1×ἀπόκρυφοι | apokrufais | apokrufeim |
| object accusative | apokrufon | apokrufan | apokrufoin | apokrufain | ||
| direct address vocative | apokrufor | apokrufar | apokrufoir | apokrufair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | apokrufou | apokrufau | apokrufeu | apokrufoiu | apokrufaiu | apokrufeiu |
| to, for dative | apokrufo | apokrufa | apokrufe | apokrufoi | apokrufai | apokrufei |
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
apokruf 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
apokrufem“secret”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Mark 4:22“secret”ouk gar atō kruptem ean mē hina faneriteia, oude gineta apokrufem alla hina erchateia eis fanerem.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
Luke 8:17“hidden”ouk gar atō kruptem hem ouk fanerem gineti, oude apokrufem hem ouk mē gnōskiteia kai eis fanerem erchateia.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
apokrufois“hidden”subjectnominative plural1×
Colossians 2:3“hidden”en ho alō pantois tois thēsaurois tau sofiau kai gnōsiau apokrufois.in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.