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Lexicon :: Strong's G2928 - kryptō

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κρύπτω
Transliteration
kryptō (Key)
Pronunciation
kroop'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
mGNT
18x in 13 unique form(s) TR
16x in 12 unique form(s) LXX
121x in 40 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:957,476

Strong’s Definitions

κρύπτω krýptō, kroop'-to; a primary verb; to conceal (properly, by covering):—hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2928 in the following manner: hide (11x), hide (one's) self (2x), keep secret (1x), secretly (1x), hidden (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G2928 in the following manner: hide (11x), hide (one's) self (2x), keep secret (1x), secretly (1x), hidden (1x).

  1. to hide, conceal, to be hid

  2. escape notice

  3. metaph. to conceal (that it may not become known)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κρύπτω krýptō, kroop'-to; a primary verb; to conceal (properly, by covering):—hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).
STRONGS G2928:
κρύπτω: 1 aorist ἔκρυψα; passive, perfect 3 person singular κέκρυπται, participle κεκρυμμένος; 2 aorist ἐκρύβην (so also in the Sept., for the earlier ἐκρυφην, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. i., p. 377; Fritzsche on Matthew, p. 212; (Veitch, under the word)); (cf. καλύπτω; from Homer down); the Sept. for הֶחְבִּיא, הִסְתִּיר, צָפַן, טָמַן, כִּחֵד, כִּסָּה; to hide, conceal;
a. properly: τί, Matthew 13:44 and L T Tr WH in Matthew 25:18; passive, Hebrews 11:23; Revelation 2:17; κρυβῆναι equivalent to to be hid, escape notice, Matthew 5:14; 1 Timothy 5:25; ἐκρύβη (quietly withdrew (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 38, 2 a.)) ἐκρύβη καί ἐξῆλθεν, i. e. departed secretly, John 8:59 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 469 (437)); κρύπτω τί ἐν with the dative of place, Matthew 25:25; passive Matthew 13:44; κέκρυπται... ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, is kept laid up with God in heaven, Colossians 3:3; τί εἰς τί, Luke 13:21 (R G L ἐνέκρυψεν); ἑαυτόν εἰς with the accusative of place, Revelation 6:15; τινα ἀπό προσώπου τίνος to cover (and remove (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 6 b.; 66, 2 d.)) from the view of anyone, i. e. to take away, rescue, from the sight, Revelation 6:16; ἐκρύβη ἀπ' αὐτῶν, withdrew from them, John 12:36 (in Greek authors generally κρύπτειν τινα τί; cf. ἀποκρύπτω, b.).
b. metaphorically, to conceal (that it may not become known): κεκρυμμένος, clandestine, John 19:38; τί ἀπό τίνος (the genitive of person), Matthew 11:25 L T Tr WH; (Luke 18:34); κεκρυμμένα things hidden i. e. unknown, used of God's saving counsels, Matthew 13:35; ἀπ' ὀφθαλμῶν τίνος, Luke 19:42 (cf. Buttmann, § 146, 1 at the end Compare: ἀποκρύπτω, ἐνκρύπτω, περικρύπτω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:14; 11:25; 13:35; 13:44; 13:44; 25:18; 25:25
Luke
13:21; 18:34; 19:42
John
8:59; 12:36; 19:38
Colossians
3:3
1 Timothy
5:25
Hebrews
11:23
Revelation
2:17; 6:15; 6:16

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Strong's Number G2928 matches the Greek κρύπτω (kryptō),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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