Greek word study

καταπέτασμαkatapétasma — a veil, curtain

(lit: that which is spread out downwards, that which hangs down), a curtain, veil, of that which separated the Holy of Holies from the outer parts of the temple at Jerusalem, also of an outer curtain at the entrance to the Holy Place in the same temple.

Translated in the King James as: vail

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Origin: from a compound of G2596 (κατά) and a congener of G4072 (πέτομαι);

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.