revelation
apokalupsis denotes a disclosure or unveiling, whether what is made known now or what is awaited at a future appearing.
The noun most often concerns something made known: a mystery, message, vision, or matter shown to people. It also marks an awaited disclosure associated with Jesus Christ, God's justice, glory, or the sons of God, while two plural occurrences concern visions and disclosures described as surpassingly great.
Senses in use
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Disclosure that makes a matter known · dominant
In Ephesians 3:3, the accusative singular occurs where the APB renders that a mystery “was made known to me”; Galatians 1:12 contrasts receiving or being taught by a human with receiving something through such a disclosure. In 1 Corinthians 14:6 and 1 Corinthians 14:26, it stands among items communicated in the assembly, while Revelation 1:1 introduces matters shown to slaves.
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Awaited manifestation at a future event · common
Several dative singular occurrences locate hope, praise, glory, honor, or rest at a disclosure connected with Jesus Christ: 1 Peter 1:13 speaks of grace brought at that time, and 2 Thessalonians 1:7 places rest there. Romans 2:5 and Romans 8:19 likewise join the noun to the disclosure of God's justice and of the sons of God.
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Visions and exceptional disclosures · occasional
In 2 Corinthians 12:1, the accusative plural is paired with “visions” in the APB's rendering. In 2 Corinthians 12:7, the genitive plural refers to disclosures whose surpassing greatness is given as the occasion for the thorn mentioned in the verse.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “revelation” in these clauses, including disclosures associated with Jesus Christ and with matters made known. In 2 Corinthians 12:1 it renders the plural alongside “visions”; Its wording does not by itself fix the noun's precise contribution in every verse.