κλείς kleis · G2807
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κλείς, -δός Att.. accusative, κλεῖν, later -εῖδα, pl., κλεῖδες, -ας, contr., -εῖς, ἡ, ; [in LXX for מַפְתֵּחַ, Isa.22:22, al. ; ] ; a key. Fig., τ. βασιλείας τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.16:19; τ. γνώσεως, Luk.11:52; of David (cf. LXX, l.with), Rev.3:7; τ. θανάτου κ. τ. ᾅδου, Rev.1:18; τ. ἀβύσσαυ, Rev.20:1; τ. φρέατος τῆς ἀ., Rev.9:1.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
κλείς, ἡ, ; genitive κλειδός; Attic dialectaccusative κλεῖν, see.below 1.3, 111, later κλεῖδα []:—Ionic dialect κληΐς [ῑ], κληῗδος, κληῗδα, etc. []:—Doric dialect κλᾱΐς, κλαΐδος [ῐ] []; accusative κλαῖδα or κλᾷδα []; compare κλᾴξ:—Aeolic dialect κλᾶϊς (κλαῖς codex)· μοχλός, []; κλάϊς accusative κλάϊν []:—old Attic dialect κλῄς, κλῇδος, accusative κλῇδα [] in the same Attic dialect Inscription, [] and 47. (κλᾱϝῑς, cf. Latin clavis, claudo.) ; 1 bar, bolt, θύρας σταθμοῖσιν ἐπῆρσε (i.e. Hera, from …
Where it's used 6 times
Matthew 16:19 · Luke 11:52 · Revelation 1:18 · Revelation 3:7 · Revelation 9:1 · Revelation 20:1
Source: TBESG G2807; TFLSJ G2807
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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