ἀπο-κάλυψις, -εως, ἡ

(ἀποκαλύπτω), [in LXX: 1Ki.20:30 (עֶרְוָה), Sir.11:27 22:22 42:1 * ;]

an uncovering, laying bare (Plut.). Metaphorical, a reveal­ing, revelation: a disclosure of divine truth, or a manifestion from God: Luk.2:32 Rom.2:5 8:19 16:25, 1Co.1:7 14:6 14:26, 2Co.12:1 12:7, Gal.1:12 2:2, Eph.1:17 3:3 2Th.1:7 1Pe.1:7 1:13 4:13, Rev.1:1.†

SYN.: ἐπιφάνεια, παρουσία, φανέρωσις (see Tr. Syn. xciv; Lft. Notes, 102, 178; Westc, Eph. 178 f.; M, Th. 145 ff.; Cremer, 343) (AS)

an uncovering; laying bare; a revealing; revelation