Strong's Greek · G2665
καταπέτασμα
katapétasma
vail
Definition
something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple
Derivation
from a compound of G2596 (κατά) and a congener of G4072 (πέτομαι);
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,”
“The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.”
“And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”
“Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,”
“At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.”
“by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).