Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krypsis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kryp-sis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that Christ, during His state of humiliation, continued to possess in a veiled way the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρύψις (krúpsis, “hiding, concealment”). Doublet of crypsis.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κρύψις

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

kryptic

Questions

What does krypsis mean?: The doctrine that Christ, during His state of humiliation, continued to possess in a veiled way the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, etc.
Where does krypsis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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