G02927

κρυπτός

Alt. κρυπτός, ή, όν

Etym. verb. adj. of κρύπτω,

"hidden, secret", Il., Hdt., etc.; κρυπτὴ τάφρος a trench "covered and concealed" by planks and earth, Hdt.; τὸ κρ. τῆς πολιτείας "the secret character" of [the Spartan] institutions, Thuc.