- ἀποκάλυψις
- ἀποκάλυψις , εως, ἡ (s. ἀποκαλύπτω; Philod., Vit. [περὶ κακιῶν] p. 38 Jensen) (Plut., Cato Mai. 34 8 [20, 8], Aemil. 262 [14, 3], Mor. 70f ἀ. τῆς ἁμαρτίας; Sir 11:27; 22:22; 41:26 v.l.; TestAbr A 6 p. 83, 27 [Stone p. 14]; GrBar, ApcEsdr ins, Just.) the lit. sense ‘uncovering’ as of head (s. Philod. above) does not appear in our lit., which uses the term in transcendent associations.① making fully known, revelation, disclosureⓐ of the revelation of truth gener., w. obj. gen., Ro 16:25. πνεῦμα σοφίας κ. ἀ. Eph 1:17. φῶς εἰς ἀ. ἐθνῶν a light of revelation for gentiles Lk 2:32.ⓑ of revelations of a particular kind, through visions, etc.: w. gen. of the author ἀ. Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ Gal 1:12; Rv 1:1 (w. ὀπτασία) ἀ. κυρίου 2 Cor 12:1. κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν because of a rev. Gal 2:2; MPol 22:3, Epil Mosq 5. κατὰ ἀ. ἐγνωρίσθη μοι τὸ μυστήριον the secret was made known to me by revelation Eph 3:3. Cp. 1 Cor 2:4 D; 14:6, 26; 2 Cor 12:7.—In the visions of Hermas the ἀ. are not only transcendent rev. for eye and ear, but also the interpretations given to such rev. The ἀ. is ὁλοτελής complete only when it is explained and understood v 3, 10, 9; 3, 13, 4a. W. ὁράματα 4, 1, 3. Cp. 3, 1, 2; 3, 3, 2; 3, 10, 6–9; 3, 12, 2; 3, 13, 4b; 5 ins.—MBuber, Ekstatische Konfessionen 1909.ⓒ of the disclosure of secrets belonging to the last days ἀ. τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 Pt 4:13. Of the parousia ἐν ἀποκαλύψει, Ἰ. Χ. 1 Pt 1:7, 13; cp. 1 Cor 1:7; 2 Th 1:7. τὴν ἀ. τ. υἱῶν τ. θεοῦ ἀπεκδέχεσθαι wait for the revealing of the children of God, i.e. for the time when they will be revealed in their glorified status Ro 8:19. ἀ. δικαιοκρισίας τ. θεοῦ 2:5.② as part of a book title Revelation (Porphyr., Vi. Plot. 16 συγγράμματα …, ἀποκαλύψεις Ζωροάστρου κ. Ζωστριανοῦ κτλ.) ἀ. Ἰωάννου Rv ins ἀ. Ἰακώβ GJs ins and subscr.—EDNT. TRE XXV 109–46. DELG s.v. καλύπτω. M-M. TW. Spicq.
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