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Strong's G2619 κατακαλύπτω (katakalypto)

Katakalypto means “cover” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2619 — chacadyah (“Hasadiah”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2619
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 13

Strong's G2619 Quick Answer

Strong's G2619 κατακαλύπτω (katakalupto) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katakalupto (kat-ak-al-oop'-to) v. 1. to cover wholly, i.e. veil [from G2596 and G2572] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include covered and cover. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
katakalupto (kat-ak-al-oop'-to) v. 1. to cover wholly, i.e. veil [from G2596 and G2572]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
covered and cover

Meaning and Definition

katakalupto (kat-ak-al-oop'-to) v. 1. to cover wholly, i.e. veil [from G2596 and G2572] KJV: cover, hide Root(s): G2596, G2572

Original Word
κατακαλύπτω
Transliteration
katakalupto
Derivation
Root: καλύπτω R1: 2596 R2: 2572
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2619. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to cover

Usage: κατα-καλύπτω [in LXX chiefly for כָּסָה pi. ;] to cover up; mid., to cover or veil oneself: 1Co.11:6; τ. κεφαλήν, 1Co.11:7.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2619 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render katakalupto, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G2619 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2619 (κατακαλύπτω) appears 26 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2619 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2619 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

1 Corinthians 11:6 KJV

For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

1 Corinthians 11:7 KJV

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Strong's G2619 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 5:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And Mahalalel lived after his begetting Jared, seven hundred and thirty years, and he begot sons and daughters.

Genesis 38:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And when Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.

Exodus 26:34 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

Strong's G2619 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 24:3 Septuagint / Brenton

I came out of the mouth of the most High, And covered the earth as a cloud.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2619.

Genesis 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Mahalalel lived after his begetting Jared, seven hundred and thirty years, and he begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 38:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
Exodus 26:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.
Exodus 29:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take from the ram its fat, both the fat that covers the belly, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder, for this is a consecration.
Leviticus 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall bring of the peace offering a burnt sacrifice to the Lord, the fat covering the belly, and all the fat on the belly.
Leviticus 3:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall offer of it a burnt offering to the Lord, even the fat that covers the belly, and all the fat that is on the belly.
Leviticus 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the fat of the calf of the sin offering shall he take off from it; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,
Leviticus 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall offer all the fat from it; and the loins, and all the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is upon the innards,
Leviticus 9:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took the fat of the calf, and the hindquarters of the ram, and the fat covering the belly, and the two kidneys, and the fat upon them, and the caul on the liver.
Numbers 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron and his sons shall go in, when the camp is about to move, and shall take down the shadowing veil, and shall cover with it the ark of the testimony.
Numbers 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent ambassadors to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on a river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and behold it has covered the face of the earth, and it has encamped close to me.
2 Chronicles 18:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Disguise me, and I will enter into the battle: and do thou put on my raiment. So the king of Israel disguised himself, and entered into the battle.
Isaiah 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And seraphs stood round about him: each one had six wings: and with two they covered their face, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
Isaiah 11:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall not hurt, nor shall they at all be able to destroy anyone on my holy mountain: for the whole world is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as much water covers the seas.
Isaiah 26:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, the Lord is bringing wrath from his holy place upon the dwellers on the earth: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall not cover her slain.
Jeremiah 26:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The waters of Egypt shall come up like a river: and he said, I will go up, and will cover the earth, and will destroy the dwellers in it.
Jeremiah 28:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sea has come up upon Babylon with the sound of its waves, and she is covered.
Jeremiah 28:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We are ashamed, because we have heard our reproach; disgrace has covered our face; aliens are come into our sanctuary, even into the house of the Lord.
Ezekiel 26:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By reason of the multitude of his horses their dust shall cover thee, and by reason of the sound of his horsemen and the wheels of his chariots thy walls shall be shaken, when he enters into thy gates, as one entering into a city from the plain.
Ezekiel 26:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus saith the Lord God; When I shall make the city desolate, as the cities that shall not be inhabited, when I have brought the deep up upon thee,
Ezekiel 32:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will veil the heavens when thou art extinguished, and will darken the stars thereof; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Ezekiel 38:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt go up as rain, and shalt arrive as a cloud to cover the land, and there shall be thou, and all that are about thee, and many nations with thee.
Habakkuk 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord; it shall cover them as water.
1 Corinthians 11:6 New Testament, KJV
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
1 Corinthians 11:7 New Testament, KJV
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I came out of the mouth of the most High, And covered the earth as a cloud.
Daniel 1:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2619, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2619 FAQ

What does katakalypto (κατακαλύπτω) mean?

Katakalypto (Strong's G2619) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cover". katakalupto (kat-ak-al-oop'-to) v. 1. to cover wholly, i.e. veil [from G2596 and G2572]

How many times is katakalypto (κατακαλύπτω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G2619 across 13 books.

Where can I study katakalypto (κατακαλύπτω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2619 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate katakalypto (κατακαλύπτω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as covered and cover. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2619 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 23 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2619, with linked reader references where each row is available.