Katapetasma καταπέτασμα
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| καταπέτασμα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | katapetasma |
| Strong's number | G2665 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | curtain |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (3) |
Katapetasma (Greek καταπέτασμα, Strong's G2665) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “curtain”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κατα-πέτασμα, -τος, τό
(= cl. παραπέτασμα) [in LXX chiefly for פֹּרֶכֶת (the veil of the Holy of Holies), Exo.26:31, Lev.21:23, al.; also for מָסָךְ (the outer veil), Exo.35:12, Num_3:26, al. (elsewhere κάλυμμα) ;]
in NT always the inner veil or curtain of the Temple (or Tabernacle): Mat.27:51, Mrk.15:38, Luk.23:45, Heb.6:19 9:3; figuratively, ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ Heb.10:20.†
(AS)
(= cl. παραπέτασμα) [in LXX chiefly for פֹּרֶכֶת (the veil of the Holy of Holies), Exo.26:31, Lev.21:23, al.; also for מָסָךְ (the outer veil), Exo.35:12, Num_3:26, al. (elsewhere κάλυμμα) ;]
in NT always the inner veil or curtain of the Temple (or Tabernacle): Mat.27:51, Mrk.15:38, Luk.23:45, Heb.6:19 9:3; figuratively, ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ Heb.10:20.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | veil (6), the (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | veil (3), curtain (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Katapetasma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Mark
- Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Luke
- Luke 23:45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 6:19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
- Hebrews 9:3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
- Hebrews 10:20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).