περι-κᾰλύπτω G4028
to cover around, to veil, to conceal; to wrap or envelop something completely
This verb means to cover all around or envelop something, hiding it from view. The guards at Jesus' trial 'blindfolded' him before striking him and demanding he prophesy who hit him (Mark 14:65; Luke 22:64). Hebrews describes the ark in the tabernacle as being 'covered on all sides' with gold (Heb 9:4). Whether veiling a face or overlaying with precious metal, the word emphasizes thorough covering that conceals or protects the underlying object.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Cross-linguistic evidence stresses complete covering: English 'having-been-covered/having-covered/to-cover', Spanish 'a-cubrir/cubierta-alrededor/habiendo-cubierto', French 'couvrir', German 'verhuellen/περικαλύψαντες'. The lexicon defines it as 'cover all round' with meanings including wrapping in garments and metaphorically throwing 'a veil of darkness over deeds'. Mark 14:65 and Luke 22:64 describe blindfolding/covering Jesus' face before mockery. Heb 9:4 describes the ark 'covered on all sides with gold'. Complete envelopment or concealment is the consistent meaning. 3×
AR["غَطَّوْا", "مُغَشَّاةً", "يُغَطُّونَ"]·ben["ঢেকে", "ঢেকে-দিতে", "মোড়ানো"]·DE["verhuellen", "περικαλύψαντες"]·EN["having-been-covered", "having-covered", "to-cover"]·FR["couvrir"]·heb["כִּסּוּ", "לְ-כַסּוֹת", "מְצֻפֶּה"]·HI["ढकने", "ढकी-हुई", "ढाँककर"]·ID["menutup", "menutupi", "yang-disaluti"]·IT["coprire", "perikekalummenēn"]·jav["kabuntel", "nutupi", "sasampunipun-nutupi"]·KO["가리고", "가리기를", "쓸어진"]·PT["a-cobrir", "coberta-por-toda-parte"]·RU["закрыв", "закрывать", "покрытый"]·ES["a-cubrir", "cubierta-alrededor", "habiendo-cubierto"]·SW["kumfunika", "lililofunikwa", "wakimfunika"]·TR["her-yerden-kaplanmış", "örtmeye", "örtüp"]·urd["مُلبس-کیا-ہوا", "ڈھانپنا", "ڈھانک-کر"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
περι-κᾰλύπτω, cover all round, πολέμοιο νέφος περὶ πάντα καλύπτει Refs 8th c.BC+; τινὰ ἱματίοισι or ἐν ἱματίῳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ θνητὸν περικάλυπτε τῷ θεῷ (i.e. Διονύσῳ), i.e. get drunk, Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle and passive, cover oneself all round, Refs __II put round as a covering, αὐτῷ.. περὶ κῶμα κάλυψα put sleep as a cloak around him, Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ σῶμα [ψυχῇ] LXX+5th c.BC+ throw a veil of darkness over the deeds, Refs 5th c.BC+