Quick Definition
κάλυμμα, ατος, τό n.n. a veil
Strong's Definition
from 2572; a cover, i.e. veil
KJV Usage: vail
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -τος | καλύπτω
6.177 · Artifacts · Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
veil a piece of material worn over the face, thin enough for the wearer to see through, but not for observers to recognize facial features through it The cloth of a veil would be sufficiently thin that the wearer would be able to see through it, but others would find it difficult to recognize the features through the veil.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κάλυμμα, -τος, τὸ, (καλύπτω), α veil, a covering: 2 Co. iii. 13 (Ex. xxxiv. 33); [κάλυμμα, or its equiv., is suggested to the reader by the context in 1 Co. xi. 4 κατὰ κεφαλῆς ἔχων; see ἔχω, I. 1 b.]; metaph., 2 Co. iii. 14-16, of that which prevents a thing from being understood. (Hom., Tragg., Arstph., al.; Sept.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κάλυμμα kalymma 4x
a covering; a veil, 2 Cor. 3:13; met. a veil, a blind to spiritual vision, 2 Cor. 3:14, 15, 16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κάλυμμα, -τος, τό
(< καλύπτω), [in LXX: Nu 3:25 4:8 ff. (מִכְסֶה), Ex 34:33 ff. (מַסְוֶה), etc.;]
a covering, veil: II Co 3:13-16.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κάλυμμα “be so good as to sell at your own risk good quality of those drugs of which my friend Sotas says that he has need,” where καλόν is contrasted with σαπρόν a few lines further on, just as in Mt 12%, 1348: P Oxy I. 1161f (ii/a.p.) (as amended II. p. 319) κ[στην σταφυλῆς λείαν καλῆς Kal σφυρίδα φοίνικος καλοῦ, ‘a box of very good grapes, and a basket of good dates”: P Fay 1338 (iv/A.p.) ὑἸπερθοῦ δὲ ἡμερῶν δύο] Kal τριῶν ἵνα. . . ὃ οἶνος. . καλὸς γένηται, ‘* wait for two or three days in order that the wine may become good’’: and with reference to clothing, P Tebt II. 27854 (early i/A.D.) κάλλιστον ἱμάτιν, 73. 423°4 (early iii/A.D.) καλὸν χιτῶνα, P Oxy VII. 1069" (iii/A.D.) σπούδασον yap τὸ κειθώνειν μου γενέστε (1. γενέσθαι) mpd λόγον, καὶ K[a]Aa μέτρα αὐτῷ βαλέτωσαν, ““Ὅ6 careful to have my tunic made properly, and let them put good measure into it” (Ed.). An unusual compar. form is seen in P Oxy XIV. 16725* (A.D. 37-41) at πράσεις ἡμῶν καλλιότεραι γεγ[ό]νασι λείαν, καὶ ἐλπίζομεν ὅτι καλλιότεραι τούτων γενήσονται, ““Οὐτ sales have become much more favourable and we hope that they will become more favourable than this” (Edd.). The word is used more generally in P Petr II. 13(19)® (B.c. 255-50), where, writing to his father, Philonides expresses the hope kal ἐάν τι τῶν κατ᾽ ἀνθρώπινον γίνηται, τυχεῖν σε πάντων τῶν καλῶν, “and should any mortal chance befall you, that you should receive all attention’’ (Ed.), and P Tebt 11. 4187 (iii/A.D.) εὐχόμενός σοι τὰ ἐν βίῳ κάλλιστα ὑπαρχθήσεσθαι, “ praying that you may have life’s greatest blessings” (Edd.), and P Oxy XIV. 16796 (iii/A.D.) πολλά σε ἀσπάζομαι, κυρία, εὐχομένη σοι τὰ κάλλιστα, “1 send you many salutations, my lady, and best wishes ᾿᾿ (Edd.). For time we may cite P Goodsp Cairo 359 (iii/B.c.) (as completed in Witkowski®, p. 48) ἐπιχέου, ὃν τρόπον κἀγὼ ἡμέραν καλὴν ἤγαγον, while the phrase καλῇ ὥρᾳ = ““ἃ la bonne heure ” is found in a Paris papyrus (see P Par p. 422). With this last cf. P Tebt 11. 41814 (iii/a.p.) καλῇ πίστει, ‘in good faith.” To the instances of the superlative given above we may add P Oxy II. 237% 8 (a.p. 186) a proclamation Ῥερὶπηϊηρ--- παραδείγματι τῷ καλλίστῳ χρώμενος, ““ following a most illustrious precedent” (Edd.), and P Flor IT. 20119 (A.D. 259) ἰχθὺν κάλλιστον, ‘“a sufficient quantity of fish.” MGr πάαινε στὸ καλό, or simply στὸ καλό, “*farewell.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κάλυμμα (kalumma) — veil. κάλυμμα [ᾰ], ατος, τό, (κᾰλύπτω) head-covering, hood, veil, κ. κυάνεον dark veil worn in mourning, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Χρύσεον κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] 'I will lift the veil', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λεπτῶν ὄμμα διὰ καλυμμάτων ἔχους᾽ [NT+5th c.BC+]
2. fishing-net shaped like a sack, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; βουλευτοῖσιν ἐν καλύμμασιν, of the garment thrown by Clytaemnestra over her husband, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3. skull (as the brain's covering), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
4. grave, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
5. in animals, the covering of the gills of fishes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; operculum of testaceans, [Refs]; eyelid, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
6. covering of honeycomb, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
7. shell of fruit, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
8. shutter, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
9. sheathing-planks for a roof, [Refs]; but, slabs for closing coffers, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
10. perhaps paving-slab, [Refs]