Definition
Κρύπτω
[in LXX for חָבָא, טָמַן, סָתַר, צָפַן, etc. ;]
to hide, conceal: with accusative, Matthew 13:44; 25:18; before ἐν, Matthew 25:25 (pass., Matthew 13:44, Colossians 3:3); pass., Matthew 5:14, Hebrews 11:23, 1 Timothy 5:25, Revelation 2:17; ἐκρύβη (on the tense and its formation, see M, Pr., 161; Bl., § 19, 3) κ. ἐξῆλθεν John 8:59; before εἰς, Luke 13:21, Revelation 6:15; ἀπό (in cl. more frequently dupl. accusative), Revelation 6:16; pass., John 12:36, (Bl., § 34, 4). Metaphorical: Matthew 11:25; 13:35, Luke 11:52, WH, mg., Luke 18:34; 19:42, John 19:38 (cf.ἀτο-, ἐν-, περι-κρύπτω).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κρύπτω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
19 total
- Matthew 5:14κρυβῆναι · be hiddenYou are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
- Matthew 11:25ἔκρυψας · You have hiddenAt that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Matthew 13:35κεκρυμμένα · things hiddenSo was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
- Matthew 13:44κεκρυμμένῳ · hidden; ἔκρυψεν · he hid [it again]The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
- Matthew 25:18ἔκρυψεν · hidBut the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
- Matthew 25:25ἔκρυψα · hidSo I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’
- Luke 13:21ἔκρυψεν · [and] mixedIt is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
- Luke 18:34κεκρυμμένον · hiddenBut the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
- Luke 19:42ἐκρύβη · it is hidden…and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
- John 8:59ἐκρύβη · was hiddenAt this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
- John 12:36ἐκρύβη · [and] was hiddenWhile you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
- John 19:38κεκρυμμένος · secretlyAfterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
- Colossians 3:3κέκρυπται · is now hiddenFor you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- 1 Timothy 5:25κρυβῆναι · remain hiddenIn the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
- Hebrews 11:23ἐκρύβη · hid himBy faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
- Revelation 2:17κεκρυμμένου · hiddenHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
- Revelation 6:15ἔκρυψαν · hidThen the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 6:16κρύψατε · hideAnd they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.