Definition

to cover all around, i.e. entirely (the face, a surface)

Etymology

from G4012 (περί) and G2572 (καλύπτω);

Word family

• περί perí
• καλύπτω kalýptō

How the KJV renders it

• blindfold
• cover
• overlay

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.