Word study · Greek

apokalyptō

to reveal, to uncover

Say it: ap-ok-al-OOP-to (approximate)

ἀποκαλύπτω

What it means

To uncover, to reveal what was hidden. In Romans, God's righteousness is "revealed" in the gospel (1:17), and his wrath is "revealed" against ungodliness (1:18). The related noun apokalypsis gives us the Greek name of the book of Revelation.

Range of meaning

  • RevealMake known.
  • UncoverRemove a covering.

In Romans

  • Chapter 1

    "In it is revealed a righteousness of God" and "the wrath of God is revealed" (1:17-18).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G0601 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources