ἀποκαλύπτω

ἀπο-καλύπτω

[in LXX chiefly for גָּלָה ]

1. in general sense (cl.), to reveal, uncover, disclose,

(a) of things: Matt 10,26, Luk 2,35; 12,2, 1 Kor 3,13;

(b) of persons: pass., Christ, Luk 17,30 Antichrist, 2 Thess 2,3; 2,6; 2,8

2. In LXX and NT, in special sense of divine revelation: Matt 11,25 (on the tense, see M, Pr., 136), ib. Matt 11,27; 16,17, Luk 10,21-22, Joh 12,38, Rom 1,17-18; 8,18, 1 Kor 2,10; 14,30, Gal 1,16; 3,23, Ef 3,5, Fil 3,15, 1 Pet 1,5-12; 5,1 (Westc., Eph., 178 f.; M, Th., 149 f.).†

SYN.: φανερόω (see Thayer, 62; Cremer, 342).†