κρυπ-τός G2927
Hidden, secret, concealed — what is unseen by others but known to God.
Describes what is concealed from human sight or knowledge, carrying a strong theological charge in the NT. Jesus uses it six times in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 6:4–18) to contrast ostentatious piety with acts done 'in secret' before a Father who 'sees in secret' — establishing a foundational principle of Christian spirituality. Paul applies it to the hidden dimensions of personhood: the 'secret things' of the heart that God will expose at judgment (Rom 2:16; 1 Cor 4:5; 14:25) and the 'hidden person of the heart' as true beauty (1 Pet 3:4). Mark 4:22 and Luke 8:17 promise that nothing hidden will remain unrevealed. French 'caché' and Spanish 'oculto' consistently render the concealment.
Senses
1. hidden, secret — That which is concealed, secret, or unseen — used both as an adjective and substantively for hidden realities. Central to Jesus' teaching on authentic piety: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting done 'in secret' before the Father who sees what is hidden (Matt 6:4, 6, 18). Paul extends it to the hidden things of the heart exposed at divine judgment (Rom 2:16; 1 Cor 4:5; 14:25). Mark 4:22 and Luke 8:17 affirm that nothing κρυπτόν will remain concealed. Spanish 'oculto/ocultas' and French 'caché' uniformly capture the sense of concealment from human view. 19×
AR["الخَفاءِ", "الخَفايا", "الخَفيُّ", "الْخَفَاءِ", "خَفاءِ", "خَفايا", "خَفيٌّ", "خَفِيٌّ", "سِرٌّ", "سِرٍّ", "سِرِّ", "مَخْفِيٌّ"]·ben["গুপ্ত", "গুপ্তে", "গোপন", "গোপন,", "গোপনে", "গোপনে,", "গোপনে;", "লুক্কায়িত"]·DE["verborgen"]·EN["hidden", "hidden-things", "secret", "secrets"]·FR["caché"]·heb["נִסְתָּר", "נִסְתָּרוֹת", "נִסְתָרוֹת", "נֶעְלָם", "סְתֻמוֹת", "סֵתֶר", "סָתוּם"]·HI["गुप्त", "गुप्त-बातें", "गुप्त-में", "छिपा", "छिपा-हुआ", "छिपी", "छिपे-में", "छिपे-में।", "यदि-नहीं"]·ID["rahasia", "tersembunyi", "tersembunyi,", "yang-tersembunyi"]·IT["kruptos", "nascosto"]·jav["batin", "kang-sinungan", "ndhelik,", "prakawis-dhedhelikan", "sesidheman", "singgidhan", "singidan", "singidan.", "singèn", "wados", "wewados"]·KO["감춰진", "감춰진-것이", "숨겨진", "숨겨진-것", "숨겨진-것들", "숨겨진-것들을", "숨겨진-것들이", "숨겨진-것이", "숨기는-것", "은밀한-곳", "은밀히"]·PT["coisas-ocultas", "ocultas", "ocultas-coisas", "oculto", "oculto,"]·RU["скрытое", "сокровенном", "сокровенный", "сокрытое", "тайне", "тайное", "тайном"]·ES["cosas-ocultas", "ocultas", "oculto", "secreto"]·SW["kilichofichwa", "kilichofichwa,", "mambo-ya-siri", "siri", "uliofichwa", "yaliyofichwa"]·TR["gizli", "gizli,", "gizli-seyleri", "gizlice", "gizlide", "gizlileri-", "gizlilikte", "o-"]·urd["باطنی", "پوشیدگی", "پوشیدہ", "پوشیدہ-باتوں-کا", "چھپا", "چھپکر", "چھپی", "چھپی-ہوئی-باتیں"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κρυπ-τός, ή, όν, hidden, secret, Refs 8th c.BC+; κ. τάφρος a trench covered and concealed by planks and earth, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry); κρυπτᾷ ἐν ἥβᾳ, of young Orestes who was concealed in Phocis, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῆς πολιτείας τὸ κ. the secret character of the [Spartan] institutions, Refs 5th c.BC+ secret service, used by the Athenians in the subjectstates, Refs 4th c.AD+; of persons, in disguise, Refs 5th c.BC+: in Medicine texts, deep-seated, Refs 5th c.BC+