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BDAG:
① making fully known, revelation, disclosure
When Jesus was eight days old, Simeon prophesied over him in Lk 2:
The verb form could be found in Mt 10:
Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and καλύπτω (kaluptó, meaning "to cover" or "to conceal").
"Apocalypsis" in Greek meant an unveiling or disclosure of divine truths. The modern English connotation of "apocalypse" as catastrophic events is actually a later development based on the content of the Book of Revelation rather than the original Greek meaning of the word.
Strong's Greek: 602. ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis) — 18 OccurrencesThe revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
BDAG:
① making fully known, revelation, disclosure
When Jesus was eight days old, Simeon prophesied over him in Lk 2:
Jesus was a revelation to the Gentiles.31 "you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
The verb form could be found in Mt 10:
Strong's Greek: 601. ἀποκαλύπτω (apokaluptó) — 26 Occurrences26 “So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known."
Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and καλύπτω (kaluptó, meaning "to cover" or "to conceal").
"Apocalypsis" in Greek meant an unveiling or disclosure of divine truths. The modern English connotation of "apocalypse" as catastrophic events is actually a later development based on the content of the Book of Revelation rather than the original Greek meaning of the word.