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Lexicon :: Strong's G2928 - kryptō

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κρύπτω
Transliteration
kryptō (Key)
Pronunciation
kroop'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
mGNT
18x in 13 unique form(s) TR
16x in 12 unique form(s) LXX
121x in 40 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:957,476

Strong’s Definitions

κρύπτω krýptō, kroop'-to; a primary verb; to conceal (properly, by covering):—hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2928 in the following manner: hide (11x), hide (one's) self (2x), keep secret (1x), secretly (1x), hidden (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G2928 in the following manner: hide (11x), hide (one's) self (2x), keep secret (1x), secretly (1x), hidden (1x).

  1. to hide, conceal, to be hid

  2. escape notice

  3. metaph. to conceal (that it may not become known)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κρύπτω krýptō, kroop'-to; a primary verb; to conceal (properly, by covering):—hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).
STRONGS G2928:
κρύπτω: 1 aorist ἔκρυψα; passive, perfect 3 person singular κέκρυπται, participle κεκρυμμένος; 2 aorist ἐκρύβην (so also in the Sept., for the earlier ἐκρυφην, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. i., p. 377; Fritzsche on Matthew, p. 212; (Veitch, under the word)); (cf. καλύπτω; from Homer down); the Sept. for הֶחְבִּיא, הִסְתִּיר, צָפַן, טָמַן, כִּחֵד, כִּסָּה; to hide, conceal;
a. properly: τί, Matthew 13:44 and L T Tr WH in Matthew 25:18; passive, Hebrews 11:23; Revelation 2:17; κρυβῆναι equivalent to to be hid, escape notice, Matthew 5:14; 1 Timothy 5:25; ἐκρύβη (quietly withdrew (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 38, 2 a.)) ἐκρύβη καί ἐξῆλθεν, i. e. departed secretly, John 8:59 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 469 (437)); κρύπτω τί ἐν with the dative of place, Matthew 25:25; passive Matthew 13:44; κέκρυπται... ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, is kept laid up with God in heaven, Colossians 3:3; τί εἰς τί, Luke 13:21 (R G L ἐνέκρυψεν); ἑαυτόν εἰς with the accusative of place, Revelation 6:15; τινα ἀπό προσώπου τίνος to cover (and remove (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 6 b.; 66, 2 d.)) from the view of anyone, i. e. to take away, rescue, from the sight, Revelation 6:16; ἐκρύβη ἀπ' αὐτῶν, withdrew from them, John 12:36 (in Greek authors generally κρύπτειν τινα τί; cf. ἀποκρύπτω, b.).
b. metaphorically, to conceal (that it may not become known): κεκρυμμένος, clandestine, John 19:38; τί ἀπό τίνος (the genitive of person), Matthew 11:25 L T Tr WH; (Luke 18:34); κεκρυμμένα things hidden i. e. unknown, used of God's saving counsels, Matthew 13:35; ἀπ' ὀφθαλμῶν τίνος, Luke 19:42 (cf. Buttmann, § 146, 1 at the end Compare: ἀποκρύπτω, ἐνκρύπτω, περικρύπτω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:14; 11:25; 13:35; 13:44; 13:44; 25:18; 25:25
Luke
13:21; 18:34; 19:42
John
8:59; 12:36; 19:38
Colossians
3:3
1 Timothy
5:25
Hebrews
11:23
Revelation
2:17; 6:15; 6:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2928 matches the Greek κρύπτω (kryptō),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:25 - At that time Jesus said, “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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:44 - “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:18 - But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:25 - So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:34 - The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:42 - and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:59

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:59 - At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:36 - Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:3 - For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:25 - In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:23 - By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us[fn] from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
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