G1942
G1942 — ἐπικάλυμα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
epikaluma (ep-ee-kal'-oo-mah) n.
1. a covering
2. (figuratively) pretext
[from G1943]
KJV: cloke
Root(s): G1943
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
cloke
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπικάλυμμα, ἐπικαλυμτος, τό (ἐπικαλύπτω), a covering, veil; properly, in the Sept.: Exo 26:14; Exo 36:19 Complutensian (cf. 39:21 Tdf.); metaphorically, equivalent to a pretext, cloak: τῆς κακίας, 1Pe 2:16 (πλοῦτος δέ πολλῶν ἐπικαλυμμ’ ἐστι κακῶν, Menander quoted in Stobaeus, flor. 91, 19 (iii. 191, Gaisf. edition); quaerentes libidinibus suis patrocinium et velamentum, Seneca, vita beata 12).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπικάλυμμα (cloke)
1 Peter 2:16
- KJV: As free and not using liberty for a cloke of maliciousness but as the servants of God
- GK: ως ελεύθεροι και μη ως επικάλυμμα έχοντες της κακίας την ελευθερίαν αλλ΄ ως δούλοι θεού