from a compound of (2596) and a congener of (4072)
Transliterated Word
Phonetic Spelling
Katapetasma
kat-ap-et'-as-mah
Parts of Speech
TDNT
Noun Neuter
3:628,420
Definition
a veil spread out, a curtain
the name given to the two curtains in the temple at Jerusalem, one of them at the entrance to the temple separated the Holy Place from the outer court, the other veiled the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Katapetasma". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2665>.
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