Strong’s G3871 · Greek

παρακαλύπτω
parakalýptō

Definition

to cover alongside, i.e. veil (figuratively)

Etymology

from G3844 (παρά) and G2572 (καλύπτω);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

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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.