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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2931. κρυφῆ (kruphe) -- Secret, hidden</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2931.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/18-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2931.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2931</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2930.htm" title="2930">◄</a> 2931. kruphe <a href="../greek/2931a.htm" title="2931a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kruphe: Secret, hidden</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κρυφή</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adverb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kruphe<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kroo-FAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kroo-fay')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Secret, hidden<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>in secret, secretly.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb κρύπτω (krupto), meaning "to hide" or "to conceal."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of secrecy is סֵתֶר (seter), Strong's Hebrew 5643, which means "secret" or "hiding place."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kruphe" refers to something that is concealed or hidden from view. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe actions, thoughts, or motives that are not visible or known to others but are known to God. It emphasizes the idea of secrecy and the hidden nature of certain aspects of human behavior or divine mysteries.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of secrecy was significant in various contexts, including religious practices, philosophical teachings, and social interactions. Mystery religions, for example, often involved secret rites and knowledge accessible only to initiates. In Jewish thought, the hidden things of God were acknowledged, with an understanding that God alone knows the secrets of the heart. This cultural backdrop informs the New Testament usage of "kruphe," highlighting the contrast between human concealment and divine omniscience.<div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2931: κρυφῇ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κρυφῇ</span></span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">κρυφῇ</span>; cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">εἰκῇ</span></span>, at the beginning), adverb, (<span class="greek2">κρύπτω</span>), <span class="accented">secretly, in secret</span>: <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-12.htm">Ephesians 5:12</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>in secret. <p>Adverb from <a href="/greek/2928.htm">krupto</a>; privately -- in secret. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2928.htm">krupto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κρυφη κρυφή κρυφῇ κρύφια κρύφιε κρυφίος κρυφίων kruphe kruphē kryphe kryphē kryphêi kryphē̂i<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ephesians/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 5:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ γὰρ <b>κρυφῇ</b> γινόμενα ὑπ'</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the things which are done <span class="itali">by them in secret.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of them <span class="itali">in secret.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the things indeed <span class="itali">in secret</span> being done by<p><b><a href="/greek/2931.htm">Strong's Greek 2931</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2931.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kruphe__2931.htm">κρυφῇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2930.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2930"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2930" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2931a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2931a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2931a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>