Definition

to cover wholly, i.e. veil

Etymology

from G2596 (κατά) and G2572 (καλύπτω);

Word family

• κατά katá
• καλύπτω kalýptō

How the KJV renders it

• cover
• hide

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.