UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: κάλυμμα; -τος

Sense 1: veil

Semantic entry: 6.177

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials

Definition: a piece of material worn over the face, thin enough for the wearer to see through, but not for observers to recognize facial features through it

Notes: The cloth of a veil would be sufficiently thin that the wearer would be able to see through it, but others would find it difficult to recognize the features through the veil.

Further resources: realia:6.12

CO2 3:13: RV CO2 3:13 · LV CO2 3:13 · Read together CO2 3:13

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OET-RV CO2 3:13

13 not just like Mosheh putting a veil over his face because the Israelis couldn’t even look at him when introducing a system that would be replaced.

OET-LV CO2 3:13

13 and not just _as Mōsaʸs was _putting a_veil over the face of _him, because/for that not to _look _intently the sons of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), to the end of _the thing being _wasted.

CO2 3:14: RV CO2 3:14 · LV CO2 3:14 · Read together CO2 3:14

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OET-RV CO2 3:14

14 But their thinking was inflexible because even until this very day, the same veil remains during the public reading of the Hebrew scriptures—it’s not opened up because it’s only Messiah that nullifies it.

OET-LV CO2 3:14

14 But was _hardened the thinking of _them.
For/Because until the today day, the same veil at at _the public _reading of _the old covenant is _remaining, not being _unveiled that in chosen _one /messiah it _is _being _nullified.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

CO2: RV CO2 3:13–16 · LV CO2 3:13–16 · Read together CO2 3:13–16

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κάλυμμα

Form 1

Sense 1: veil