Word study · Greek
katapetasma
curtain, veil
Say it: kah-tah-PEH-tahs-mah (approximate)
καταπέτασμα
What it means
The curtain of the temple, torn "from top to bottom" when Jesus dies (15:38). It is probably the curtain before the Most Holy Place. Mark uses the same word for "torn" as in 1:10.
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 Mark
- Chapter 15
The curtain torn from top to bottom (15:38).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2665 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources