Strong's Lexicon
G2808 — κλείω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2808 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κλείω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primary verb |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 16 |
| Transliteration: | kleio |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | klei'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to close {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | shut (up) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κλείω; future κλείσω, Rev 3:7 L T Tr WH; 1 aorist ἐκλεισα; passive, perfect κεκλεισμαι, participle κεκλεισμένος; 1 aorist ἐκλείσθην; Hebrew ñÈâÇø; (from Homer down); to shut, shut up; properly: τήν θύραν, Mat 6:6; passive, Mat 25:10; Luk 11:7; plural, Joh 20:19; Joh 20:26; Act 21:30; a prison, passive Act 5:23; πυλῶνας, passive Rev 21:25; τήν ἄβυσσον, Rev 20:3 G L T Tr WH. Metaphorically: τόν οὐρανόν, i. e. to cause the heavens to withhold rain, Luk 4:25; Rev 11:6; τά σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ ἀπό τίνος, to shut up compassion so that it is like a thing inaccessible to one, to be devoid of pity toward one (Winers Grammar, § 66, 2 d., cf. Buttmann, 322 (277)), 1Jn 3:17; τήν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν, to obstruct the entrance into the kingdom of heaven, Mat 23:13 (14); so used that τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ must be understood, Rev 3:7; τήν θύραν, namely, τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, Rev 3:8; cf. Bleek at the passage (Compare: ἀποκλείω, ἐκκλείω, κατακλείω, συγκλείω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κλείω (shut (up))
Matthew 6:6
- KJV: But thou when thou prayest enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut thy door pray to thy Father which is in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly
- GK: συ δε όταν προσεύχη είσελθε εις το ταμείον σου και κλείσας την θύραν σου πρόσευξαι τω πατρί σου τω εν τω κρυπτώ και ο πατήρ σου ο βλέπων εν τω κρυπτώ αποδώσει σοι εν τω φανερώ
Matthew 23:13
- KJV: But woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men for ye neither go in neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in
- GK: ουαί υμίν γραμματείς και Φαρισαίοι υποκριταί ότι κατεσθίετε τας οικίας των χηρών και προφάσει μακρά προσευχόμενοι διά τούτο λήψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα
Matthew 25:10
- KJV: And while they went to buy the bridegroom came and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage and the door was shut
- GK: απερχομένων δε αυτών αγοράσαι ήλθεν ο νυμφίος και αι έτοιμοι εισήλθον μετ΄ αυτού εις τους γάμους και εκλείσθη η θύρα
Luke 4:25
- KJV: But I tell you of a truth many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias when the heaven was shut up three years and six months when great famine was throughout all the land
- GK: επ΄ αληθείας δε λέγω υμίν πολλαί χήραι ήσαν εν ταις ημέραις Ηλίου εν τω Ισραήλ ότε εκλείσθη ο ουρανός επί έτη τρία και μήνας εξ ως εγένετο λιμός μέγας επί πάσαν την γην
Luke 11:7
- KJV: And he from within shall answer and say Trouble me not the door is now shut and my children are with me in bed I can not rise and give thee
- GK: κακείνος έσωθεν αποκριθείς είπη μη μοι κόπους πάρεχε ήδη η θύρα κέκλεισται και τα παιδία μου μετ΄ εμού εις την κοίτην εισίν ου δύναμαι αναστάς δούναί σοι
John 20:19
- KJV: Then the same day at evening being the first of the week when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews came Jesus and stood in the midst and saith unto them Peace unto you
- GK: ούσης ούν οψίας τη ημέρα εκείνη τη μιά των σαββάτων και των θυρών κεκλεισμένων όπου ήσαν οι μαθηταί συνηγμένοι διά τον φόβον των Ιουδαίων ήλθεν ο Ιησούς και έστη εις το μέσον και λέγει αυτοίς ειρήνη υμίν
John 20:26
- KJV: And after eight days again his disciples were within and Thomas with them came Jesus the doors being shut and stood in the midst and said Peace unto you
- GK: και μεθ΄ ημέρας οκτώ πάλιν ήσαν έσω οι μαθηταί αυτού και Θωμάς μετ΄ αυτών έρχεται ο Ιησούς των θυρών κεκλεισμένων και έστη εις το μέσον και είπεν ειρήνη υμίν
Acts 5:23
- KJV: Saying The prison truly found we shut with all safety and the keepers standing without before the doors but when we had opened we found no man within
- GK: λέγοντες ότι το μεν δεσμωτήριον εύρομεν κεκλεισμένον εν πάση ασφαλεία και τους φύλακας εστώτας προ των θυρών ανοίξαντες δε έσω ουδένα εύρομεν
Acts 21:30
- KJV: And all the city was moved and the people ran together and they took Paul and drew him out of the temple and forthwith the doors were shut
- GK: εκινήθη τε η πόλις όλη και εγένετο συνδρομή του λαού και επιλαβόμενοι του Παύλου είλκον αυτόν έξω του ιερού και ευθέως εκλείσθησαν αι θύραι