noun · neuter
kalummem
Greekκάλυμμα (kalumma)
Strong’sG2571
a veil
stem kalumm-4 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κάλυμμα, -τος, τό
(< καλύπτω), [in LXX: Nu 3:25 4:8 ff. (מִכְסֶה), Ex 34:33 ff. (מַסְוֶה), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2571 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkal'-oo-mah
a cover, i.e. veil
Fromfrom G2572;
King Jamesvail.
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 | kalummem3×κάλυμμα | kalummeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | kalummeu | kalummeiu |
| to, for dative | kalumme | kalummei |
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
kalumme 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kalummem“veil”subject or objectdirect singular3×
2 Corinthians 3:14“veil”alla pōrita teim noēmeim autoiu. achri gar tau sēmeron hēmerau tem autem kalummem epi ta anagnōsia tau palaiau diathēkau menatō mē anakaluptirōtem, hoti en Christo katargitō,But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
2 Corinthians 3:15“veil”alla heōs sēmeron hēnika an anaginōskiteiō Mōusos kalummem epi tan kardian autoiu keietō;And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:16“veil”hēnika de ean epistrefateia pros kurion, periairitō tem kalummem.But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
kalummem1×
2 Corinthians 3:13“veil”kai ouk kathaper Mōusos tithate kalummem epi tem prosōpem autou, pros tem mē atenizara toin huioin Israēl eis tem telem teu katargirōteu.We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.