noun · feminine
kruptas
Greekκρύπτη (kruptē)
Strong’sG2926
a cellar, vault
stem krupt-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† κρύπτη (WH, R; κρυπτή, LT, Tr.; -όν, Rec.), -ης, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2926 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkroop-tay'
a hidden place, i.e. cellar ("crypt")
Fromfeminine of G2927;
King Jamessecret.
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 nominative | kruptas | kruptais |
| object accusative | kruptan1×κρύπτην | kruptain |
| direct address vocative | kruptar | kruptair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kruptau | kruptaiu |
| to, for dative | krupta | kruptai |
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
krupta 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kruptan“cellar”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 11:33“cellar”Oudenos luchnon haptaratos eis kruptan tithatō oude hupo ton modion alla epi tan luchnan, hina tois eisporeuerōtois tem fengem blepaleiō.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.