κρυφῇ
kruphē
G2931
G:ADV
Greek
in secret
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Greek
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Kruphe refers to conduct kept hidden, as in actions too shameful to discuss openly.
The attested use places the adverb with actions done out of view, in a clause that calls even speaking of those actions shameful.
Senses in use
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Hidden conduct · dominant
In Ephesians 5:12, the adverb qualifies what “they do,” locating those actions as concealed; the APB renders the clause, “the things that they do in secret.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ephesians 5:12, the APB presents the concealed setting with “in secret.” This confirms the clause's sense rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.