Strong's Greek · G2928

G2928 krýptō

κρύπτω

kroop'-to

to hide

Looking for Hebrew H2928 Ṭelem? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2928. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

krýptō appears 19 times in Scripture, including Matthew 5:14 and John 8:59. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to conceal (properly, by covering)

In the King James Version

hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly)

Derivation

a primary verb;

Appears 19 times in Scripture

Colossians 3:3

“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”

Matthew 5:14

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”

John 8:59

“At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.”

Matthew 13:35

“So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.””

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.”

John 19:38

“Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.”

Matthew 25:18

“But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.”

John 12:36

“While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.”

Matthew 25:25

“So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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