# καλύπτω
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

Uncertain. The etymology determination is complicated by the fact that the word is both in sense and form similar with Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide, cover”), thus indicating possible (bi-directional) analogical influence.
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”) (whence Latin cēlō (“to hide”)); however, Beekes argues that neither the α-vocalism nor the ύ (ú) + different labials (he considers Ancient Greek καλύβη (kalúbē, “hut, cabin”) and Ancient Greek καλύφη (kalúphē, “submerged land”) cognates) can be convincingly explained by Indo-European etymology, and thus the root is likely from Pre-Greek.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.lýp.tɔː/ → /kaˈlyp.to/ → /kaˈlip.to/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /ka.lýp.tɔː/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /kaˈlyp.to/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /kaˈlyp.to/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /kaˈlyp.to/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /kaˈlip.to/

### Verb

κᾰλῠ́πτω • (kălŭ́ptō)
* to cover
** to cover, conceal
    Synonyms: κεύθω (keúthō), κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
    Antonym: ἀποκᾰλῠ́πτω (apokălŭ́ptō)
** to cover with dishonour, throw a cloud over
* to put over as a covering

#### Derived terms

* ἀμφικαλύπτω (amphikalúptō)
* ἀνακαλύπτω (anakalúptō)
* ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō)
* ἐπικαλύπτω (epikalúptō)
* καλυπτός (kaluptós)
* Κᾰλῠψώ (Kălŭpsṓ)
* κατακαλύπτω (katakalúptō)
* παρακαλύπτω (parakalúptō)
* περικαλύπτω (perikalúptō)
* συγκαλύπτω (sunkalúptō)

#### Descendants

* Greek: καλύπτω (kalýpto)

### References

* ↑ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καλύπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 628–629

### Further reading

* “καλύπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “καλύπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “καλύπτω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
* καλύπτω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* καλύπτω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
* “καλύπτω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
* G2572 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

## Greek
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰλῠ́πτω (kălŭ́ptō) and semantic loan from French couvrir or English cover.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈli.pto/
* Hyphenation: κα‧λύπ‧τω

### Verb

καλύπτω • (kalýpto) (past κάλυψα, passive καλύπτομαι, p‑past καλύφτηκα/καλύφθηκα, ppp καλυμμένος / κεκαλυμμένος)
* to cover, coat
* to cover, provide covering fire

#### Related terms

* ακάλυπτος (akályptos, “uncovered”)
* απροκάλυπτος (aprokályptos, “outspoken”, adjective)
* ευκάλυπτος m (efkályptos, “eucalyptus”)
* καλύβα f (kalýva, “hut, shack”)
* κάλυμμα n (kálymma)
* καλυμμένος (kalymménos, “covered”, participle)
* καλυπτήριος (kalyptírios, “covering”)
* καλύπτρα f (kalýptra, “cover, veil”)
* καλύπτρα ματιού f (kalýptra matioú, “eye patch”)
* κάλυψη f (kálypsi)
* κεκαλυμμένα (kekalymména, adverb)
* κεκαλυμμένος (kekalymménos, “covered up”, learned participle)
* προκάλυμμα n (prokálymma)
* προκάλυψη f (prokálypsi)
* ανακαλύπτω (anakalýpto, “to discover, to uncover”)
* αποκαλύπτω (apokalýpto, “to reveal, to expose, to uncover”)
* επικαλύπτω (epikalýpto, “to cover”)
* περικαλύπτω (perikalýpto, “cover around”)
* πρωτοανακαλύπτω (protoanakalýpto, “discover for the first time”)
* συγκαλύπτω (sygkalýpto)
* υπερκαλύπτω (yperkalýpto)

### References

* ↑ καλύπτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language