Word Summary
epikalyptō: to cover over or up
Original Word: ἐπικαλύπτωTransliteration: epikalyptō
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-kal-oop'-to)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to cover over or up
Meaning: to cover over or up
Strong's Concordance
conceal, cover
From epi and kalupto; to conceal, i.e. (figuratively) forgive -- cover.
see GREEK epi
see GREEK kalupto
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1943: ἐπικαλύπτωἐπικαλύπτω: (1 aorist
ἐπεκαλυφθην);
to cover over:
αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἐπικαλυπτονται, are covered over so as not to come to view, i. e. are pardoned,
Romans 4:7 from
Psalm 31:1 ().