G2665Greekkatapétasma
καταπέτασμα
something spread thoroughly, i.e., (specially) the door screen (to the most holy place) in the jewish temple
6
Total Occurrences
4
Books
0
Old Testament
6
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a veil spread out, a curtain
- 2the name given to the two curtains in the temple at jerusalem, one of them at the entrance to the temple separated the holy place from the outer court, the other veiled the holy of holies from the holy place
Etymology & Derivation
from a compound of g2596 and a congener of g4072