Strong's Lexicon
G343 — ἀνακαλύπτω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G343 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀνακαλύπτω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G303 (in the sense of reversal) and G2572 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | anakalupto |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-ak-al-oop'-to |
| Meaning: | 1. to unveil |
| KJV Renderings: | open, (un-)taken away |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀνακαλύπτω: (passive, present participle ἀνακαλυπτόμενος; perfect participle ἀνακεκαλυμμένος); to unveil, to uncover (by drawing back the veil) (equivalent to âÈÌìÈä, Job 12:22; Psalm 17:16 (): κάλυμμα ... μή ἀνακαλυπτόμενον the veil ... not being lifted (literally, unveiled) (so WH punctuate, see Winers Grammar, 534 (497); but L T Alford etc. take the participle as a neuter accusative absolutely referring to the clause that follows with ὅτι: it not being revealed that, etc.; (for ἀνακαλύπτω in this sense see Polybius 4, 85, 6; Tob 12:7; Tob 12:11); see Meyer at the passage), is used allegor. of a hindrance to the understanding, 2Co 3:14 (ἀνακαλύπτειν συγκάλυμμα, Deu 22:30 Alex.); ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ προσώπῳ with unveiled face, 2Co 3:18, is also used allegor. of a mind not blinded, but disposed to perceive the glorious majesty of Christ. (The word is used by Euripides, Xenophon, (Aristotle, de sens. 5, vol. i., p. 444b, 25), Polybius, Plutarch.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀνακαλύπτω (open)
2 Corinthians 3:14
- KJV: But their minds were blinded for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament which is done away in Christ
- GK: αλλ΄ επωρώθη τα νοήματα αυτών άχρι γαρ της σήμερον το αυτό κάλυμμα επί τη αναγνώσει της παλαιάς διαθήκης μένει μη ανακαλυπτόμενον ότι εν χριστώ καταργείται
2 Corinthians 3:18
- KJV: But we all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image from glory to glory as by the Spirit of the Lord
- GK: ημείς δε πάντες ανακεκαλυμμένω προσώπω την δόξαν κυρίου κατοπτριζόμενοι την αυτήν εικόνα μεταμορφούμεθα από δόξης εις δόξαν καθάπερ από κυρίου πνεύματος