noun · neuter

katapetasmem

Greekκαταπέτασμα (katapetasma)

Strong’sG2665

a veil, curtain

stem katapetasm-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

curtain6×

What it means

† κατα-πέτασμα, -τος, τό

(= cl. παραπέτασμα), [in LXX chiefly for פָּרֹכֶת (the veil of the Holy of Holies), Ex 26:31, Le 21:23, al.; also for מָסָךְ (the outer veil), Ex 35:12, Nu 3:26, al. (elsewhere κάλυμμα);]

in NT always the inner veil or curtain of the Temple (or Tabernacle): Mt 27:51, Mk 15:38, Lk 23:45, He 6:19 9:3; fig., ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ, He 10:20.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2665 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-ap-et'-as-mah

something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple

Fromfrom a compound of G2596 and a congener of G4072;

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	katapetasmem3×καταπέτασμα	katapetasmeim
of, belonging to genitive	katapetasmeu2×καταπετάσματος	katapetasmeiu
to, for dative	katapetasme	katapetasmei

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

katapetasmstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

katapetasme 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

katapetasmem“curtain”subject or objectdirect singular3×

Matthew 27:51“curtain”kai idou tem katapetasmem tou naou schizita apo anōthen heōs katō eis duo, kai tas gēas seiita, kai tais petrais schizila,At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

Mark 15:38“curtain”kai tem katapetasmem tou naou schizita eis duo apo anōthen heōs katō.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Luke 23:45“curtain”tou hēliou ekleiparatou, schizita de tem katapetasmem tou naou mesem.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

katapetasmeu“curtain”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Hebrews 6:19“curtain”han hōs ankuran echanō tau psuchau, asfalan tē kai bebaian kai eisercherōtan eis tem esōterem teu katapetasmeu,We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

Hebrews 10:20“curtain”han enkainizata ni hodan prosfatan kai zōarōtan dia teu katapetasmeu, houtem atō tau sarxau autou,by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,

katapetasmem1×

Hebrews 9:3“curtain”meta de tem deuterem katapetasmem skēnas tas legirōtas Hagieim Hagieiu,Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,