Katakalýptō — G2619

Definition

verb

to cover wholly, i.e. veil

Usually translated as

cover, hide

Origin

from G2596 and G2572

• katá (G2596)
• kalýptō (G2572)

Occurrences

Katakalýptō occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Corinthians (2)

• 1 Corinthians 11:6 — For if the woman be not covered (κατακαλύπτεται), let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
• 1 Corinthians 11:6 — For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered (κατακαλυπτέσθω).
• 1 Corinthians 11:7 — For a man indeed ought not to cover (κατακαλύπτεσθαι) his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.