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Strong's #4028 - περικαλύπτω
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- to cover all around, to cover up, cover over
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περι-κᾰλύπτω,
cover all round, πολέμοιο νέφος περὶ πάντα καλύπτει Il. 17.243, cf. 10.201; π. δένδρεον πίλῳ Hdt. 4.23; τινὰ ἱματίοισι or ἐν ἱματίῳ, Hp. Aph. 5.59, X. Cyr. 7.3.14: metaph., π. σωτηρία τοὺς νόμους Pl. Lg. 793b; τὸ θνητὸν περικάλυπτε τῷ θεῷ (sc. Διονύσῳ ), i.e. get drunk, Diph. 20; τὰ πάθη Plu. 2.100f; π. καὶ ἀρνεῖσθαι ib.1013e: — Med. and Pass., cover oneself all round, ib. 51d, etc.
II put round as a covering, αὐτῷ . . περὶ κῶμα κάλυψα put sleep as a cloak around him, Il. 14.359; τὸ σῶμα [ψυχῇ ] Pl. Ti. 34b; π. τὰ Χερουβεὶν ἐπὶ τὴν κιβωτόν LXX 1 Kings 8:7 : metaph., π. τοῖσι πράγμασι σκότον throw a veil of darkness over the deeds, E. Ion 1522 .
περικαλύπτω; 1 aorist participle περικαλυψας; perfect passive participle περικεκαλυμμενος; from Homer down; to cover all around (περί, III. 1), to cover up, cover over: τό πρόσωπον, Mark 14:65; Luke 22:64 (A. V. blindfold); τί χρυσίῳ, Hebrews 9:4 (Exodus 28:20).
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πλῆθος is used (I) or things—P Hib I. 52.5 (c. B.C. 245) τὰ ὀν ]ο ̣μ ̣α ̣τ ̣α ̣ κ ̣α ̣[ὶ τὰ ] π ̣λήθη, ";the names and the amounts,"; P Lille I. 3.76 (B.C. 241–0) ἱκανὰ πλήθη, ";des sommes considérables"; (Ed.), P Tebt II. 282.4 (late ii/B.C.) εἶ μὴ <ν > παρειληφέναι τὰ ὑπογεγρ (αμμένα) π ̣λήθηι, ";that I have in truth received the hereinafter mentioned amounts"; (Edd.), P Ryl II. 119.22 (A.D. 54–67) διὰ τὸ πλἡθος τῶν κατ᾽ ἔτος γενημάτων, ";owing to its great yearly productivity"; (Edd.); and (2) of persons—Chrest. I. IIAi. 11 (B.C. 123) παραγενομένων τῶν αὐτῶν πληθῶν σὺν ὅπλοις, and P Tebt II. 310.4 (A.D. 186) τῷ πλήθι τῶν ἱερέων, ";the corporation of priests"; (Edd.).
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