Strong G1942ἐπικάλυμμα
covering
- Transliteration
- epikaluma
- Pronunciation
- ep-ee-kal'-oo-mah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From G1943; a covering that is (figuratively) pretext: - cloke.
Detailed definition
ἐπι-κάλυμμα, -τος, τό
(ἐπικαλύπτω), [in LXX: Exo.26:14 39:34, (מְכַסֶּה), 4Ki.17:19 (מָסָךְ), Job.19:29 (aliter in Heb.)*;]
a cover, veil: metaphorically, τ. κακίας, 1Pe.2:16.†
(AS)
(ἐπικαλύπτω), [in LXX: Exo.26:14 39:34, (מְכַסֶּה), 4Ki.17:19 (מָסָךְ), Job.19:29 (aliter in Heb.)*;]
a cover, veil: metaphorically, τ. κακίας, 1Pe.2:16.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1942 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cloke1
First verses
- 1 Peter 2:16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐπικάλυμμα [κᾰ], ατος, τό,
cover, veil, πλοῦτος πολλῶν ἐ. ἐστιν κακῶν 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 90.
II. in animals, covering of any orifice, of the gills of fish, [Refs (Arist. “HA” 505a1, “PA” 696b3)]; of the opercula of crabs and other crustacea, [Refs ([prev. author] “HA” 527b26, 541b26, compare 530a21.)]
cover, veil, πλοῦτος πολλῶν ἐ. ἐστιν κακῶν 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 90.
II. in animals, covering of any orifice, of the gills of fish, [Refs (Arist. “HA” 505a1, “PA” 696b3)]; of the opercula of crabs and other crustacea, [Refs ([prev. author] “HA” 527b26, 541b26, compare 530a21.)]