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

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

Luke 23:45

The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

Mark 15:38

And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

Matthew 27:51

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

Hebrews 10:20

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).

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