apokalypsis · revelation

What it means

apokalypsis (ἀποκάλυψις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “revelation”.

An uncovering, making known what was hidden.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What God makes known, or Jesus' coming.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• revelation ×15
• revelations ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Galatians×2
• Ephesians×2
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Peter×3
• Revelation×1

• Luke 2:32

  a light for revelation to the nations and glory for your people Israel.”

• Romans 2:5

  But by your hardness and your heart without change of mind you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and of revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

• Romans 8:19

  For the eager expectation of the creation waits for the revelation of the sons of God.

• 1 Corinthians 1:7

  so that you do not lack in any gift, as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah;

• 1 Corinthians 14:6

  But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you either by revelation or by knowledge or by prophecy or by teaching?

• 1 Corinthians 14:26

  What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

• 2 Corinthians 12:1

  It is necessary to boast, though it is not beneficial; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

• 2 Corinthians 12:7

  And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations —therefore, so that I would not become conceited, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to beat me— so that I would not become conceited.

• Galatians 1:12

  For I did not receive it from a human being, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus the Messiah.

• Galatians 2:2

  And I went up because of a revelation, and I laid before them the good news that I proclaim among the nations —but privately, to those who were considered important— for fear that I might be running or had run in vain.

• Ephesians 1:17

  that the God of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

• Ephesians 3:3

  how by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in brief,

• 2 Thessalonians 1:7

  and to give relief to you who are afflicted along with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power,

• 1 Peter 1:7

  so that the testing of your faith, more precious than gold that perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus the Messiah;

• 1 Peter 1:13

  Therefore, girding up the loins of your mind, being sober, set your hope completely on the grace being brought to you at the revelation of Jesus the Messiah.

• 1 Peter 4:13

  but insofar as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice with great gladness.

• Revelation 1:1

  The revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave him to show to his slaves what must take place soon; and he made it known by sending it through his angel to his slave John,