verb
kruptomō
Strong’sG2928
I hide, conceal, lay up
stem krupt-19 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books13 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
κρύπτω means to hide, conceal, cover something so that it cannot be seen 124, whether that is a physical object, oneself, or something stored away out of sight 1 4. The same word extends naturally to keeping something secret or concealing it from others, and to things once hidden being later revealed 12. It can also describe simply covering something over 3.
A distinguishing nuance noted in the classical record is that κρύπτω means keeping a thing covered specifically for the purpose of concealment, as opposed to merely covering it (a separate word) or covering it so thoroughly that no trace remains (yet another word) 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
κρύπτω,
[in LXX for חבא, טמן, סתר, צפן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2928 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkroop'-to
to conceal (properly, by covering)
Froma primary verb;
King Jameshide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect Iterat. Refs 8th c.BC+: future Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.: aorist 1 ἔκρυψα, Epic dialect Refs: perfect κέκρῠφα (συγ-) Refs 1st c.BC+ —middle, future Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry), etc.:—passive, future LXX+5th c.BC+: aorist ἐκρύφθην, Epic dialect κρ-, NT+8th c.BC+; participle Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect Refs 8th c.BC+:—hide, cover, in Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ δέ μιν Refs 5th c.BC+; later, simply, hide, Refs 5th c.BC+; cover, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, κάρα κρυψάμενος having cloaked his head, Refs 5th c.BC+ hides in its own bosom, Refs:—passive, hide oneself, lie hidden, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative cognate, Refs 5th c.BC+ [prev. cited]
2 cover in the earth, bury, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐν κατώρυχι Refs 5th c.BC+ (passive), compare Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, Refs 8th c.BC+ [prev. cited]
3 Astron., occult, Refs —passive, of stars not seen in any part of the night, Refs 8th c.BC+; of the heliacal setting of stars, Refs 1st c.BC+
4 conceal, keep secret, Refs 8th c.BC+ —middle, Refs:—passive, Refs 8th c.BC+; φάρμακα κεκρ. secret, Refs 5th c.BC+ secret, Refs 5th c.BC+; κεκρ. σκευωρία secret intrigue, Mitteis Refs 2nd c.BC+ in secret, opposed to ἐπὶ μαρτύρων, Refs 5th c.BC+
4.b connive at, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 with double accusative, conceal something from one, Refs 5th c.BC+.
6 in Rhet., argue so that the opponent is unwarily led to an adverse conclusion, Refs 4th c.BC+
7 in Medicine texts, in passive, to be suppressed, of the menses or lochia, Refs 5th c.BC+
II intransitive, lie hidden, Refs 5th c.BC+ (assuming variant); also Refs.— (καλύπτω is simply cover; κεύθω cover so that no trace of it can be seen; κρύπτω keep covered, especially for purposes of concealment.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kruptamaἔκρυψα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | hid | 1× |
| kruptasaἔκρυψας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | hidden | 1× |
| kruptataἔκρυψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | hid | 3× |
| kruptalaἔκρυψαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | hid | 1× |
| kruptitaἐκρύβη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | hid | 4× |
| kruptotēκέκρυπται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | hidden | 1× |
| kruptavarκρύψατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | hide | 1× |
| kruptiraκρυβῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | hidden | 2× |
| kruptorēntosκεκρυμμένος | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | secretly | 1× |
| kruptorēntemκεκρυμμένον | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | hidden | 1× |
| kruptorēnteuκεκρυμμένου | has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive singular neuter | hidden | 1× |
| kruptorēntoκεκρυμμένῳ | has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular masculine | hidden | 1× |
| kruptorēnteimκεκρυμμένα | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct plural neuter | hidden | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 11 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptamō | kruptame | kruptami | kruptama1×ἔκρυψα | kruptamē | kruptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptasō | kruptase | kruptasi | kruptasa1×ἔκρυψας | kruptasē | kruptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptatō | kruptate | kruptati | kruptata3×ἔκρυψεν | kruptatē | kruptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kruptanō | kruptane | kruptani | kruptana | kruptanē | kruptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptavō | kruptave | kruptavi | kruptava | kruptavē | kruptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptalō | kruptale | kruptali | kruptala1×ἔκρυψαν | kruptalē | kruptalelē |
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 | kruptomō | kruptome | kruptomē | kruptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptosō | kruptose | kruptosē | kruptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptotō | kruptote | kruptotē1×κέκρυπται | kruptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kruptonō | kruptone | kruptonē | kruptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptovō | kruptove | kruptovē | kruptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptolō | kruptole | kruptolē | kruptolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptimi | kruptima |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptisi | kruptisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptiti | kruptita4×ἐκρύβη |
| we 1st person plural | kruptini | kruptina |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptivi | kruptiva |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptili | kruptila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptameiō | kruptameia | kruptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptaseiō | kruptaseia | kruptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptateiō | kruptateia | kruptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kruptaneiō | kruptaneia | kruptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptaveiō | kruptaveia | kruptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptaleiō | kruptaleia | kruptaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptomeiō | kruptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptoseiō | kruptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptoteiō | kruptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kruptoneiō | kruptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptoveiō | kruptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptoleiō | kruptoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptiteia |
| we 1st person plural | kruptineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kruptasōr | kruptasar | kruptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptatōr | kruptatar | kruptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptavōr | kruptavar1×κρύψατε | kruptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptalōr | kruptalar | kruptalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kruptosōr | kruptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptotōr | kruptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptovōr | kruptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptolōr | kruptolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kruptisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptivar |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptamoiō | kruptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptasoiō | kruptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptatoiō | kruptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kruptanoiō | kruptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptavoiō | kruptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptaloiō | kruptaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kruptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kruptimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kruptisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kruptitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kruptinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kruptivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kruptiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kruptarō | kruptari | kruptara | kruptarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kruptorō | kruptorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | kruptiri | kruptira2×κρυβῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kruptarōntos | kruptarintos | kruptarantos | kruptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kruptorōntos | kruptorēntos5×κεκρυμμένος | ||
| acted on passive voice | kruptirintos | kruptirantos |
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
krupt 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
19 occurrences, every one of them listed
kruptama“hid”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 25:25kai fobirantos apercharantos kruptama tem talantem su en ta gēa; …… was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See …
kruptasa“hidden”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 11:25… tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti kruptasa houteim apo sofoiu kai sunetoiu, kai …… heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and …
kruptata“hid”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 13:44… en to agro, hon heuriskarantos anthrōpos kruptata, kai apo tau charau autou hupagatō …… When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy …
Matthew 25:18… henem labarantos apercharantos orussata gēan kai kruptata tem arguriem tou kuriou autou.… a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
Luke 13:21“hid”homoias atō zuma, han labarantas gunaikas kruptata eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou …It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of …
kruptala“hid”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 6:15… ischurois kai pantos doulos kai eleutheros kruptala heautoin eis teim spēlaieim kai eis …… and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the …
kruptita“hid”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular4×
Luke 19:42… sis teim pros eirēnan nun de kruptita apo ofthalmoiu su.… you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
John 8:59“hid”… hina balaleia epi auton; Iēsus de kruptita kai exerchata ek teu hiereu.… up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
John 12:36“hid”… geneveia. Houteim lalata Iēsus, kai apercharantos kruptita apo autoiu.… you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
Hebrews 11:23“hidden”Pistia Mōusos gennirantos kruptita trimēnem hupo toiu patroiu autou, dioti …By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw …
kruptotē“hidden”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Colossians 3:3apothnēskava gar, kai tas zōas vu kruptotē sun to Christo en to theo;… died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
kruptavar“hide”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Revelation 6:16… tai petrai; Piptavar epi nin kai kruptavar nin apo prosōpeu tou kathorōntou epi …… the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the …
kruptira“hidden”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive2×
Matthew 5:14… fōtem tou kosmou. ouk dunotō polas kruptira epanō oreu keiorōntas;… city on a hill cannot be hidden.
1 Timothy 5:25… kaleim prodēleim, kai teim allōs echarōnteim kruptira ouk dunolō.… ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
kruptorēntos“secretly”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 19:38… apo Harimathaiau, arōntos mathētos tou Iēsu kruptorēntos de dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, …… was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked …
kruptorēntem“hidden”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Luke 18:34… suniēkala, kai ate tem rēmem houtem kruptorēntem apo autoiu, kai ouk gnōskale teim …… of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not …
kruptorēnteu“hidden”has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive singular neuter1×
Revelation 2:17… nikarōnto dōami auto teu manna teu kruptorēnteu, kai dōami auto psēfan leukan, kai …… who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him …
kruptorēnto“hidden”has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular masculine1×
Matthew 13:44… atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu thēsauro kruptorēnto en to agro, hon heuriskarantos anthrōpos …… kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man …
kruptorēnteim“hidden”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct plural neuter1×
Matthew 13:35… en parabolai tem stomem mu, ereugemi kruptorēnteim apo katabolau.… in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”