“a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a matter to the knowledge of which initiation is necessary; a secret which would remain such but for revelation, Mt. 3:11; Rom. 11:25; Col. 1:26; a concealed power or principle, 2 Thess. 2:7; a hidden meaning of a symbol, Rev. 1:20; 17:7
Translated in KJV as
Etymology
from a derivative of (to shut the mouth);
Chain Links
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“He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”