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Lexicon :: Strong's G2928 - kryptō

Aa
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 BoxMat 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:25 - At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:44 - The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:18 - But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:25 - And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:34 - But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:42 - Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:59

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:59 - So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:36 - In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:3 - For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:25 - In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:23 - By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Come down on us, covering us from the face of him who is seated on the high seat, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
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