Word Summary
perikalyptō: to cover around
Original Word: περικαλύπτωTransliteration: perikalyptō
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-kal-oop'-to)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to cover around
Meaning: to cover around
Strong's Concordance
blindfold, cover, overlay.
From peri and kalupto; to cover all around, i.e. Entirely (the face, a surface) -- blindfold, cover, overlay.
see GREEK peri
see GREEK kalupto
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4028: περικαλύπτωπερικαλύπτω; 1 aorist participle
περικαλυψας; perfect passive participle
περικεκαλυμμενος; from
Homer down;
to cover all around (
περί, III. 1),
to cover up, cover over:
τό πρόσωπον,
Mark 14:65;
Luke 22:64 (
A. V. blindfold);
τί χρυσίῳ,
Hebrews 9:4 (
Exodus 28:20).