Strong's Lexicon
G4788 — συγκλείω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4788 |
|---|---|
| Word: | συγκλείω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4862 and G2808 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | sugkleio |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soong-klei'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to shut together, i.e. include or (figuratively) embrace in a common subjection to |
| KJV Renderings: | conclude, inclose, shut up |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συγκλείω (T WH συνκλειω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)): 1 aorist συνεκλεισα; passive, present participle συγγ(῾συν(᾿κλειόμενος, Gal 3:23 L T Tr WH; but R G ibid. perfect participle συγκεκλεισμενος; from Herodotus down; the Sept. chiefly for ñÈâÇø and äÄñÀâÄÌéø, to shut up (Latinconcludo), i. e.
a. to shut up together, enclose (so under the word σύν, II. 2; but others (e. g. Fritzsche as below Meyer on Gal 3:22) would make the συν( always intensive, as in b.): a shoal of fishes in a net, Luk 5:6.
b. to shup up on all sides, shut up completely; τινα εἰς τινα or τί, so to deliver one up to the power of a person or thing that he is completely shut in, as it were, without means of escape: τινα εἰς ἀπείθειαν, Rom 11:32 (εἰς ἀγῶνα, Polybius 3, 63, 3; εἰς τοιαύτην ἀμηχανιαν συγκλεισθεις Ἀντιγονος μετεμελετο, Diodorus 19, 19; οὐ συνέκλεισάς με εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθροῦ, Psa 30:9 (); τά κτήνη εἰς θάνατον, Psalm 77:50 (); cf. Fritzsche, Ep. ad Romans, ii., p. 545f); also τινα ὑπό τί, under the power of anything, i. e. so that he is held completely subject to it: ὑπό ἁμαρτίαν, Gal 3:22 (the Scripture has shut up or subjected, i. e. declared them to be subject); namely, ὑπό νόμον, with the addition of εἰς τήν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι, Gal 3:23 (see above at the beginning); on these words see εἰς, B. II. 3 c. γ., p. 185{a} bottom.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
συγκλείω (conclude)
Luke 5:6
- KJV: And when they had this done they inclosed a great multitude of fishes and their net brake
- GK: και τούτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλήθος ιχθύων πολύ διερρήγνυτο δε το δίκτυον αυτών
Romans 11:32
- KJV: For God hath concluded them all in unbelief that he might have mercy upon all
- GK: συνέκλεισε γαρ ο θεός τους πάντας εις απείθειαν ίνα τους πάντας ελεήση
Galatians 3:22
- KJV: But the scripture hath concluded all under sin that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe
- GK: αλλά συνέκλεισεν η γραφή τα πάντα υπό αμαρτίαν ίνα η επαγγελία εκ πίστεως Ιησού χριστού δοθή τοις πιστεύουσι
Galatians 3:23
- KJV: But before faith came we were kept under the law shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed
- GK: προ του δε ελθείν την πίστιν υπό νόμον εφρουρούμεθα συγκεκλεισμένοι εις την μέλλουσαν πίστιν αποκαλυφθήναι