G2665

καταπέτασμα

katapetasma

Neuter noun · From a compound of κατά (G2596) and a congener of πέτομαι (G4072)

From a compound of G2596 and a congener of G4072; something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple:—vail.

Outline

a veil spread out, a curtain

the 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

Usages

Matthew 27:51

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Breakdown

The veil was ripped to enable all of the tribes to conduct the business of the priesthood, to signify the end of the sacrifice of animals and mark the end of the use of that temple, as Yahawashi became the temple.

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