κατακαλύπτω
katakalyptō · cover oneself
Greek word · Strong’s number G2619 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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katakalyptō (κατακαλύπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “cover oneself”.
Put something over one's head; have the head covered.
How to say it
ka·ta·ka·lyp·tō
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
- To put a veil over one's head.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- covered ×2
- cover ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 11:6
For if a woman is not covered, let her also have her hair cut short; but if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut short or to be shaved, let her be covered.
- 1 Corinthians 11:7
For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
And 1 more times.