Word study · Greek
katapetasma
curtain, veil
Say it: kah-tah-PEH-tahs-mah (approximate)
καταπέτασμα
What it means
The curtain of the temple, torn in two as Jesus dies (23:45). Luke places it just before his last words.
Open question Debated
Whether the inner curtain before the Holy of Holies or the outer curtain is meant is debated; Matthew doesn't say.
Range of meaning
- VeilA hanging curtain.
- Temple curtainThe curtain in the tabernacle or temple.
In Luke
- Chapter 23
The temple curtain torn in two (23:45).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2665 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources