Word

κρυπτός

kryptós · G2927 · Greek · 19 occurrences

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Meanings

secret, hidden, not able to be made known

Pertaining to not being able to be known, in view of the fact that it has been kept secret

Examples
Matthew 6:4 so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 “But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 10:26 “So do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
the inner being, the inmost being, inwardly

(Idiom, literally: the hidden (person)) The psychological faculty, including intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects, in contrast with the purely physical aspects of human existence

Examples
Romans 2:29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from people, but from God.
1 Peter 3:4 but it should be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.
secret information, secret knowledge, secrets

The content of what is not able to be known

Examples
Romans 2:16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.
1 Corinthians 14:25 the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.
in secret, in private, secretly, privately

Pertaining to not being able to be known by the public but known by some in-group or by those immediately involved

Examples
Matthew 6:4 so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 “But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
John 7:4 “For no one does anything in secret when he himself is striving to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

4 occurrences in 4 groups

αἰσχύνηshame, disgrace 1
καρδίαheart 1
ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 1
σκότοςdarkness 1

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 3 groups

γινώσκωto know 2
γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 1
πατήρfather 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

εἰμίto be 1

What is done to itIt is the object

3 occurrences in 3 groups

κρίνωto judge 1
φωτίζωto illuminate 1
ἀπειπόμηνto renounce 1

What it is said to bePredicate

5 occurrences in 4 groups

οὐδείςno one 2
Ἰουδαῖοςa Jew, Jewish 1
οὐnot 1
φανερόςmanifest, evident 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἐλεημοσύνηacts of charity 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

8 occurrences in 1 groups

ἐνin 12

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 5 entries

The inner being, the inmost being, inwardly26.1: κρυπτός can describe what belongs to the inner, hidden being of a person. Romans 2:29 states, “he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter,” the κρυπτῷ naming this inward reality contrasted with outward observance.
Secret, hidden, not able to be made known28.69: The word can also describe what is hidden or concealed from knowledge. Matthew 10:26 states, “there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known,” the κρυπτὸν naming this hidden thing destined for future disclosure.
In secret, in private, secretly, privately28.71: κρυπτός is frequently used adverbially of an action performed privately. Matthew 6:6 instructs, “when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you,” the κρυπτῷ naming this private place of prayer.
Secret information, secret knowledge, secrets28.75: κρυπτός can further name secret information or hidden knowledge as a concrete object. Romans 2:16 speaks of “the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus,” the κρυπτὰ naming these secrets God will bring to judgment.
In secret, privately28.72: The same adverbial usage can also describe the manner of an action done without concealment. John 18:20 has Jesus declaring, “I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues and in the temple area, where all the Jews congregate; and I said nothing in secret,” the κρυπτῷ naming this secrecy Jesus denied practicing.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

κρύπτω krýptō · G2928 · to keep safe, to cause to be protected, to protect · 19×κρυπτόςkryptós · G2927ἀποκρύπτω apokrýptō · G613 · to keep secret, to conceal · 4×ἀπόκρυφος apókryphos · G614 · secret, not able to be known · 3×ἐγκρύπτω enkrýptō · G1470 · to put into, to hide in · 1×κρύπτη krýptē · G2926 · secret place, hidden place, cellar · 1×κρυφῆ kryphē · G2931 · in secret, in private, secretly · 1×περικρύπτω perikrýptō · G4032 · to hide, to keep secret, to conceal · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κρύπτη, κρυπτόν (κρύπτω) (from Homer down), hidden, concealed, secret: Mt 10:26; Mk 4:22;…

κρύπτη, κρυπτόν (κρύπτω) (from Homer down), hidden, concealed, secret: Mt 10:26; Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17; Lk 12:2 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 441 (410)); ὁ κρυπτός τῆς καρδίας ἄνθρωπος, the inner part of man, the soul, 1 Pet 3:4; neuter, ἐν τῷ κρύπτω, in secret, Mt 6:4, Mt 6:6, Mt 6:18 Rec.; ἐν κρύπτω, privately, in secret, Jn 7:4, Jn 7:10; Jn 18:20; ὁ ἐν κρύπτω Ἰουδαῖος, he who is a Jew inwardly, in soul and not in circumcision alone, Rom 2:29; τά κρυπτά τοῦ σκότους (the hidden things of darkness i. e.) things covered by darkness, 1 Cor 4:5; τά κρυπτά τῶν ἀνθρώπων, the things which men conceal, Rom 2:16; τά κρυπτά τῆς καρδίας, his secret thoughts, feelings, desires, 1 Cor 14:25; τά κρυπτά τῆς αἰσχύνης (see αἰσχύνη, 1), 2 Cor 4:2; εἰς κρυπτόν into a secret place, Lk 11:33 in some editions of Rec., but see κρύπτη.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Psychological Faculties2 occurrences Not Able To Be Known, Secret24 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0