noun · neuter
epikalummem
Greekἐπικάλυμμα (epikalumma)
Strong’sG1942
a covering, cloak, pretext
stem epikalumm-once in the New Testament0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-κάλυμμα, -τος, τό
(< ἐπικαλύπτω), [in LXX: Ex 26:14 39:21(34), (מְכַסֶּה), IV Ki 17:19 (מָסָךְ), Jb 19:29 (aliter in Heb.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1942 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-kal'-oo-mah
a covering, i.e. (figuratively) pretext
Fromfrom G1943;
King Jamescloke.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | epikalummem | epikalummeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | epikalummeu | epikalummeiu |
| to, for dative | epikalumme | epikalummei |
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
epikalumme 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epikalummem1×
1 Peter 2:16“cover-up”hōs eleutherois, kai mē hōs epikalummem echarōtois tau kakiau tan eleutherian, alla hōs theou doulois.Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.