Katapetasma is a curtain described as separating an inner place and as being torn in the temple.

The attested use denotes a curtain associated with an inner place: Hebrews places it before or behind the Most Holy Place and speaks of a way through it, while the Gospel verses describe the temple curtain being torn or split.

1. Curtain marking or enclosing an inner place · dominant

   The noun occurs in clauses about a boundary to an inner place: in Hebrews 9:3 the APB renders "Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Most Holy Place," and in Hebrews 6:19 it renders entry "behind the curtain." Hebrews 10:20 speaks of a way opened "through the curtain," while Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38, and Luke 23:45 describe the temple curtain as torn or split.

   Hebrews 9:3Hebrews 6:19Hebrews 10:20Matthew 27:51Mark 15:38Luke 23:45

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all six verses, the APB uses "curtain." It presents the curtain as second, behind, or through in Hebrews, and as the temple curtain torn or split in the Gospel verses; this the verse is read as a whole.