καταπέτασμα
katapétasma
“something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple”
6 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a veil, curtain, Mt. 27:51; Mk. 15:38; Lk. 23:45; Heb. 6:19; 9:3; 10:20*
Translated in KJV as
vail
Etymology
from a compound of G2596 (κατά) and a congener of G4072 (πέτομαι);
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