King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2571
Transliteration: kalymma
Phonetic Spelling: (kal'-oo-mah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a covering
Meaning: a covering
κάλυμμα, καλυμματος, τό (καλύπτω), a veil, a covering: 2 Corinthians 3:13 (Exodus 35:33); (κάλυμμα, or its equivalent, is suggested to the reader by the context in 1 Corinthians 11:4 κατά κεφαλῆς ἔχων; see ἔχω, I. 1 b.); metaphorically, 2 Corinthians 3:14-16, of that which prevents a thing from being understood. (Homer, Tragg., Aristophanes, others; the Sept..)
Word Summary
kalymma: a covering
Original Word: κάλυμμαTransliteration: kalymma
Phonetic Spelling: (kal'-oo-mah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a covering
Meaning: a covering
Strong's Concordance
a covering, veilFrom kalupto; a cover, i.e. Veil -- vail.
see GREEK kalupto
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2571: κάλυμμακάλυμμα, καλυμματος, τό (καλύπτω), a veil, a covering: 2 Corinthians 3:13 (Exodus 35:33); (κάλυμμα, or its equivalent, is suggested to the reader by the context in 1 Corinthians 11:4 κατά κεφαλῆς ἔχων; see ἔχω, I. 1 b.); metaphorically, 2 Corinthians 3:14-16, of that which prevents a thing from being understood. (Homer, Tragg., Aristophanes, others; the Sept..)