ἀπόκρῠφος, ον,
hidden, concealed, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 1070(Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἀποκρύφφ in secret, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.35; ἀ. θησαυροί ] Refs 5th c.BC+]hidden, stored up, [[NT.Col.2.3] NT]; underhand, μηδὲν ἀ. πεποιῆσθαι[[ “Vita Philonidis Epicurei” p.2C. ] Refs]
__2 with genitive, ἀπόκρυφον πατρός unknown to him, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.11. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II obscure, recondite, hard to understand, [[ [prev. author] “Mem.” 3.5.14; γράμματα 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Fragmenta” 242] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀ. σύμβολαδέλτων, of hieroglyphics, [[ “Hymnus ad Isim” 10; στήλη “PMag.Par.” 1.1115] Refs]; [βίβλος] [[ “PMag.Leid.W.” 25.14; -κρύφων μύσται 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 7.30; ἀ. αἰτία 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “in Platonis Timaeum commentarii” 1.53D., compare [same work] “in Prm.” p.549 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III adverb -φως secretly, [[ 2nd c.AD: Aquila LXX.Hab.3.14, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 301.5.] LXX+2nd c.AD+]