ἀπόκρυφος
apókryphos · G614 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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secret, not able to be known
Pertaining to not being able to be known and thus secret, possibly in view of something being separate
ExamplesMark 4:22 “For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.
Luke 8:17 “For nothing is concealed that will not become evident, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.
Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- γινώσκωto know 1
- ἔρχομαιto come 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θησαυρόςtreasure, storeroom 1
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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In the other Testament 2 words
- סֵתֶר çêther · H5643 · cover, shelter, disguise
- סֵתֶר (çêther, H5643) denotes the state or place of concealment/hiddenness with emphases on protection and covering, while ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos, G614) denotes what is hidden away or kept secret, often with connotations of being treasured or reserved; both share the core semantic domain of concealment but סֵתֶר (çêther, H5643) more frequently implies physical shelter/protection whereas ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos, G614) emphasizes the act of withholding from public knowledge.
- מִסְתָּר miçtâr · H4565 · hiding place, ambush
- Hebrew מִסְתָּר (miçtâr, H4565) denotes a secret place or the quality of hiddenness/secrecy, serving as the direct semantic equivalent to Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókryphos, G614), which likewise denotes things hidden or secret (often with an additional connotation of being treasured or stored away).
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Secret, not able to be known28.70
- In Colossians 2:3, Paul writes of Christ, “in whom are hidden (apókryphoi) all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,” describing riches that remain concealed rather than openly displayed.
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀπόκρυφον (ἀποκρύπτω), hidden, secreted: Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17. stored up: Col 2:3. (Dan 11:43…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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
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