verb
epikaluptomō
Strong’sG1943
I cover up
stem epikalupt-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπι-καλύπτω
[in LXX for כָּסָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1943 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cover over, cover up, shroud, κακὸν δ᾽ ἐπὶ κῶμα καλύπτει variant in Refs; of snow covering a track, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, to be covered over, veiled, ἡ ἐπωνυμία ἐπικεκάλυπται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 395b; ἐπικαλύπτεσθαι τὸν νοῦν πάθει ἢ ὕπνῳ is darkened, obscured, Refs
II. put as a covering over, βλεφάρων φᾶρος Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τῶν βλεφάρων -κεκαλυμμένων when the eyelids are drawn down, Refs
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
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epikaluptilaἐπεκαλύφθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | covered | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikaluptomō | epikaluptome | epikaluptomē | epikaluptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptosō | epikaluptose | epikaluptosē | epikaluptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptotō | epikaluptote | epikaluptotē | epikaluptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epikaluptonō | epikaluptone | epikaluptonē | epikaluptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptovō | epikaluptove | epikaluptovē | epikaluptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptolō | epikaluptole | epikaluptolē | epikaluptolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikaluptimi | epikaluptima |
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptisi | epikaluptisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptiti | epikaluptita |
| we 1st person plural | epikaluptini | epikaluptina |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptivi | epikaluptiva |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptili | epikaluptila1×ἐπεκαλύφθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikaluptomeiō | epikaluptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptoseiō | epikaluptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptoteiō | epikaluptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epikaluptoneiō | epikaluptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptoveiō | epikaluptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptoleiō | epikaluptoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikaluptimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptiteia |
| we 1st person plural | epikaluptineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptosōr | epikaluptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptotōr | epikaluptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptovōr | epikaluptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptolōr | epikaluptolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptivar |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikaluptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epikaluptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epikaluptimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epikaluptisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epikaluptitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epikaluptinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epikaluptivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epikaluptiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epikaluptorō | epikaluptorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | epikaluptiri | epikaluptira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epikaluptorōntos | epikaluptorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | epikaluptirintos | epikaluptirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epikalupt 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epikaluptila“covered”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 4:7… hoiu afiēkila tais anomiais kai hoiu epikaluptila tais hamartais,… acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.