verb
perikaluptamō
Strong’sG4028
I cover up
stem perikalupt-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
περι-καλύπτω,
[in LXX for כּסה pi., שׁבץ pu., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4028 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cover all round, πολέμοιο νέφος περὶ πάντα καλύπτει Refs 8th c.BC+; τινὰ ἱματίοισι or ἐν ἱματίῳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ θνητὸν περικάλυπτε τῷ θεῷ (i.e. Διονύσῳ), i.e. get drunk, Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle and passive, cover oneself all round, Refs
II put round as a covering, αὐτῷ.. περὶ κῶμα κάλυψα put sleep as a cloak around him, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ σῶμα [ψυχῇ] LXX+5th c.BC+ throw a veil of darkness over the deeds, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| perikaluptarōπερικαλύπτειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | blindfold | 1× |
| perikaluptarantoisπερικαλύψαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | blindfolded | 1× |
| perikaluptorēntanπερικεκαλυμμένην | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine | covered | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no 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 | perikaluptamō | perikaluptame | perikaluptami | perikaluptama | perikaluptamē | perikaluptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptasō | perikaluptase | perikaluptasi | perikaluptasa | perikaluptasē | perikaluptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptatō | perikaluptate | perikaluptati | perikaluptata | perikaluptatē | perikaluptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | perikaluptanō | perikaluptane | perikaluptani | perikaluptana | perikaluptanē | perikaluptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptavō | perikaluptave | perikaluptavi | perikaluptava | perikaluptavē | perikaluptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptalō | perikaluptale | perikaluptali | perikaluptala | perikaluptalē | perikaluptalelē |
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 | perikaluptomō | perikaluptome | perikaluptomē | perikaluptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptosō | perikaluptose | perikaluptosē | perikaluptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptotō | perikaluptote | perikaluptotē | perikaluptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | perikaluptonō | perikaluptone | perikaluptonē | perikaluptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptovō | perikaluptove | perikaluptovē | perikaluptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptolō | perikaluptole | perikaluptolē | perikaluptolelē |
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 | perikaluptameiō | perikaluptameia | perikaluptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptaseiō | perikaluptaseia | perikaluptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptateiō | perikaluptateia | perikaluptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | perikaluptaneiō | perikaluptaneia | perikaluptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptaveiō | perikaluptaveia | perikaluptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptaleiō | perikaluptaleia | perikaluptaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikaluptomeiō | perikaluptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptoseiō | perikaluptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptoteiō | perikaluptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | perikaluptoneiō | perikaluptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptoveiō | perikaluptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptoleiō | perikaluptoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptasōr | perikaluptasar | perikaluptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptatōr | perikaluptatar | perikaluptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptavōr | perikaluptavar | perikaluptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptalōr | perikaluptalar | perikaluptalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptosōr | perikaluptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptotōr | perikaluptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptovōr | perikaluptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptolōr | perikaluptolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikaluptamoiō | perikaluptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptasoiō | perikaluptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptatoiō | perikaluptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | perikaluptanoiō | perikaluptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptavoiō | perikaluptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptaloiō | perikaluptaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | perikaluptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | perikaluptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | perikaluptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | perikaluptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | perikaluptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | perikaluptoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | perikaluptarō1×περικαλύπτειν | perikaluptari | perikaluptara | perikaluptarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | perikaluptorō | perikaluptorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | perikaluptarōntos | perikaluptarintos | perikaluptarantos1× | perikaluptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | perikaluptorōntos | perikaluptorēntos1× |
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
perikalupt 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
perikaluptarō“blindfold”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 14:65“blindfold”kai archela tinois emptuarō auto kai perikaluptarō autou tem prosōpem kai kolafizarō auton …Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
perikaluptarantois“blindfolded”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:64kai perikaluptarantois auton eperōtale legarōntois; Profēteuasar, tinos atō …They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who …
perikaluptorēntan“covered”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
Hebrews 9:4“covered”… thumiatēriem kai tan kibōtan tau diathēkau perikaluptorēntan pantothen chrusie, en ha stamnas chrusouas …… the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna …