verb
katakaluptomō
Strong’sG2619
I veil, cover the head
stem katakalupt-3 times in the New Testament3 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.
κατα-καλύπτω,
[in LXX chiefly for כּסה pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2619 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cover up, κατά τε κνίσῃ ἐκάλυψαν (i.e. μηρούς) Refs 8th c.BC+; Ἴδην δὲ κατὰ νεφέεσσι κRefs 8th c.BC+ —middle, κατὰ κρᾶτα καλυψάμενος γοάασκεν having covered his head, Refs 8th c.BC+; so -καλυψάμενος alone, Refs 5th c.BC+; κἂν κατακεκαλυμμένος τις γνοίη even one veiled would perceive, Refs 5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katakaluptotōκατακαλύπτεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | cover … head | 1× |
| katakaluptotōrκατακαλυπτέσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular | cover … head | 1× |
| katakaluptorōκατακαλύπτεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | cover | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaluptomō | katakaluptome | katakaluptomē | katakaluptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaluptosō | katakaluptose | katakaluptosē | katakaluptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaluptotō1×κατακαλύπτεται | katakaluptote | katakaluptotē | katakaluptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katakaluptonō | katakaluptone | katakaluptonē | katakaluptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaluptovō | katakaluptove | katakaluptovē | katakaluptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaluptolō | katakaluptole | katakaluptolē | katakaluptolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaluptomeiō | katakaluptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaluptoseiō | katakaluptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaluptoteiō | katakaluptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katakaluptoneiō | katakaluptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaluptoveiō | katakaluptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaluptoleiō | katakaluptoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katakaluptosōr | katakaluptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaluptotōr1×κατακαλυπτέσθω | katakaluptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaluptovōr | katakaluptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaluptolōr | katakaluptolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaluptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaluptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaluptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katakaluptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaluptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaluptoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| 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 | katakaluptorō1×κατακαλύπτεσθαι | katakaluptorē |
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 | katakaluptorōntos | katakaluptorēntos |
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
katakalupt 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
katakaluptotō“cover … head”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 11:6ei gar ouk katakaluptotō gunaikas, kai keiretar; ei de aischrem …If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut …
katakaluptotōr“cover … head”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 11:6… aischrem gunaika tem keirera ē xurera, katakaluptotōr.… cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
katakaluptorō“cover”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 11:7andros men gar ouk ofeilatō katakaluptorō tan kefalan, eikonas kai doxas theou …A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the …