Strong's Lexicon kleió: To shut, close, lock Original Word: κλείω Word Origin: From a primary word κλείς (kleis), meaning "a key." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - סָגַר (sagar) - Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut, close, or stop up. - נָעַל (na'al) - Strong's Hebrew 5274: To lock, bolt, or shut. Usage: The Greek verb "kleió" primarily means to shut, close, or lock something. It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of closing a door or gate, often with the implication of preventing entry or access. This term can also be used metaphorically to describe the closing off of opportunities or the withholding of something. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, doors and gates were crucial for security and privacy. The act of shutting a door was significant, as it could denote safety, exclusion, or the end of an opportunity. In a spiritual context, the concept of opening and closing is often associated with divine authority and control over access to spiritual truths or the kingdom of God. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition to shut NASB Translation close (1), closed (1), closes (1), locked (1), shut (11), shuts (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2808: κλείωκλείω; future κλείσω, Revelation 3:7 L T Tr WH; 1 aorist ἐκλεισα; passive, perfect κεκλεισμαι, participle κεκλεισμένος; 1 aorist ἐκλείσθην; Hebrew סָגַר; (from Homer down); to shut, shut up; properly: τήν θύραν, Matthew 6:6; passive, Matthew 25:10; Luke 11:7; plural, John 20:19, 26; Acts 21:30; a prison, passive Acts 5:23; πυλῶνας, passive Revelation 21:25; τήν ἄβυσσον, Revelation 20:3 G L T Tr WH. Metaphorically: τόν οὐρανόν, i. e. to cause the heavens to withhold rain, Luke 4:25; Revelation 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)), 1 John 3:17; τήν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν, to obstruct the entrance into the kingdom of heaven, Matthew 23:13 (14); so used that τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ must be understood, Revelation 3:7; τήν θύραν, namely, τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 3:8; cf. Bleek at the passage (Compare: ἀποκλείω, ἐκκλείω, κατακλείω, συγκλείω.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance shutA primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively) -- shut (up). Forms and Transliterations εκλείετο έκλεισαν έκλεισε εκλεισεν ἔκλεισεν εκλεισθη εκλείσθη ἐκλείσθη εκλεισθησαν εκλείσθησαν ἐκλείσθησαν κεκλεισμένη κεκλεισμενον κεκλεισμένον κεκλεισμένος κεκλεισμενων κεκλεισμένων κεκλεισται κέκλεισται κλειει κλείει κλειέσθωσαν κλειετε κλείετε κλεισαι κλείσαι κλεῖσαι κλεισας κλείσας κλεισει κλεισεί κλείσει κλειση κλείση κλείσῃ κλεισθή κλεισθήσονται κλεισθωσιν κλεισθώσιν κλεισθῶσιν κλείσουσι κλείσωμεν κλειων κλείων ekleisen ékleisen ekleisthe ekleisthē ekleísthe ekleísthē ekleisthesan ekleisthēsan ekleísthesan ekleísthēsan kekleismenon kekleismenōn kekleisménon kekleisménōn kekleistai kékleistai kleiete kleíete kleion kleiōn kleíon kleíōn kleisai kleîsai kleisas kleísas kleise kleisē kleisei kleísei kleísēi kleisthosin kleisthôsin kleisthōsin kleisthō̂sinLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 6:6 V-APA-NMSGRK: σου καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν NAS: into your inner room, close your door KJV: and when thou hast shut thy INT: of you and having shut the door Matthew 23:13 V-PIA-2P Matthew 25:10 V-AIP-3S Luke 4:25 V-AIP-3S Luke 11:7 V-RIM/P-3S John 20:19 V-RPM/P-GMP John 20:26 V-RPM/P-GMP Acts 5:23 V-RPM/P-ANS Acts 21:30 V-AIP-3P 1 John 3:17 V-ASA-3S Revelation 3:7 V-FIA-3S Revelation 3:7 V-PPA-NMS Revelation 3:8 V-ANA Revelation 11:6 V-ANA Revelation 20:3 V-AIA-3S Revelation 21:25 V-ASP-3P Strong's Greek 2808 |