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κλείω

kleiōto shutHow to read Greek
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Definition

κλείω

[in LXX chiefly for סָגַר ;]

to shut: θύραν, Matthew 6:6; τ. ἄβυσσον, Revelation 20:3; pass., θύρα, Matthew 25:10, Luke 11:7 (pl.), John 20:19, 26, Acts 21:30; δεσμωτήριον, Acts 5:23; πυλῶνες, Revelation 21:25. Metaphorical, τ. οὐρανόν, Luke 4:25, Romans 11:6; τ. σπλάγχνα, 1 John 3:17; τ. βασιλείαν, Matthew 23:14; id. absol., Revelation 3:7; τ. θύραν, Revelation 3:8. (cf. ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-, συν-κλείω.)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κλείω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Matthew 6:6κλείσας · shut
    But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  2. Matthew 23:13κλείετε · You shut
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
  3. Matthew 25:10ἐκλείσθη · was shut
    But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
  4. Luke 4:25ἐκλείσθη · was shut
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  5. Luke 11:7κέκλεισται · shut
    And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
  6. John 20:19κεκλεισμένων · locked
    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  7. John 20:26κεκλεισμένων · locked
    Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
  8. Acts 5:23κεκλεισμένον · locked
    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
  9. Acts 21:30ἐκλείσθησαν · were shut
    The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
  10. 1 John 3:17κλείσῃ · withholds
    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
  11. Revelation 3:7κλείσει · can shut; κλείων · what He shuts
    To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
  12. Revelation 3:8κλεῖσαι · shut
    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
  13. Revelation 11:6κλεῖσαι · to shut
    These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
  14. Revelation 20:3ἔκλεισεν · shut [it]
    And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
  15. Revelation 21:25κλεισθῶσιν · will never be shut
    Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.