Apokálypsis — G602

G602 · Greek — ἀποκάλυψις

Pronunciation: ap-ok-al'-oop-sis

Definition

feminine noun

disclosure

  1. properly, a laying bare, making naked
  2. tropically, in N. T. and ecclesiastical language , a. a disclosure of truth, instruction, concerning divine things before unknown — especially those relating to the Christian salvation — given to the soul by God himself, or by the ascended Christ, especially through the operation of the Holy Spirit , and so to be distinguished from other methods of instruction
    1. equivalent to τό ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι as used of events by which things or states or persons hitherto withdrawn from view are made visible to all, manifestation, appearance, cf. ἀποκαλύπτω, 2, d. and e

Usually translated as

revelation, be revealed, appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation

Origin

from G601

Occurrences

Apokálypsis occurs 18 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Romans (3), 1 Corinthians (3), 2 Corinthians (2), Galatians (2), Ephesians (2), 2 Thessalonians (1), 1 Peter (3), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A