κλείω kleiō · G2808
to shut
κλείω ; [in LXX chiefly for סָגַר ; ] ; to shut: θύραν, Mat.6:6; τ. ἄβυσσον, Rev.20:3; pass., θύρα, Mat.25:10, Luk.11:7 (pl.), Jhn.20:19, 26, Act.21:30; δεσμωτήριον, Act.5:23; πυλῶνες, Rev.21:25. Metaphorical, τ. οὐρανόν, Luk.4:25, Rom.11:6; τ. σπλάγχνα, 1Jn.3:17; τ. βασιλείαν, Mat.23:14; id. absol., Rev.3:7; τ. θύραν, Rev.3:8. (cf. ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-, συν-κλείω.) †; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
κλείω ; A, future κλείσω []; rare future κατα-κλιῶ, see at {κατακλείω}: aorist ἔκλεισα []: perfect κέκλεικα []: pluperfect ἐκεκλείκειν []:*mdash; middle, aorist 1 ἐκλεισάμην (κατ-) [] —passive, future κλεισθήσομαι []: aorist ἐκλείσθην [], etc.: perfect κέκλειμαι (later κέκλεισμαι falsa lectio in []:—Ionic dialect κληΐω (ἀπο-) []: aorist ἐκλήῑσα [], Epic dialect κλήῑσα []; infinitive κληῗσαι [] — middle, future κληΐσσομαι conjecture in []:—passive, aorist ἀπ-εκληΐσθην []: perfect κεκλήϊμαι []: …
Where it's used 16 times
Matthew 6:6 · Matthew 23:13 · Matthew 25:10 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 11:7 · John 20:19 · John 20:26 · Acts 5:23 · Acts 21:30 · 1 John 3:17 · Revelation 3:7 · Revelation 3:8 · Revelation 11:6 · Revelation 20:3 · Revelation 21:25 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G2808; TFLSJ G2808
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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