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Lexicon :: Strong's G2808 - kleiō

Strong's

Red Letter

κλείω

Transliteration

kleiō (Key)

Pronunciation

kli'-o

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primary verb

Greek Inflections of κλείω [?]

mGNT
16x in 13 unique form(s) TR
16x in 12 unique form(s) LXX
20x in 14 unique form(s)

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Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

κλείω kleíō, kli'-o; a primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively):—shut (up).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2808 in the following manner: shut (12x), shut up (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2808 in the following manner: shut (12x), shut up (4x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to shut, shut up
metaph.
1. to cause the heavens to withhold rain
2. to shut up compassion so that it is like a thing inaccessible to one, to be devoid of pity towards one
3. to obstruct the entrance into the kingdom of heaven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

κλείω kleíō, kli'-o; a primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively):—shut (up).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2808:

κλείω; 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.)

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 6:6; 23:13; 25:10
Luke: 4:25; 11:7
John: 20:19; 20:26
Acts: 5:23; 21:30
1 John: 3:17
Revelation: 3:7; 3:7; 3:8; 11:6; 20:3; 21:25

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Strong's Number G2808 matches the Greek κλείω (kleiō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in 'Luk' in the TR Greek.

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Luk 4:25 - But^G1161 I tell^G3004 you^G5213 of^G1909 a truth,^G225 many^G4183 widows^G5503 were^G2258 in^G1722 Israel^G2474 in^G1722 the^G3588 days^G2250 of Elias,^G2243 when^G3753 the^G3588 heaven^G3772 was shut up^G2808 three^G5140 years^G2094 and^G2532 six^G1803 months,^G3376 when^G5613 great^G3173 famine^G3042 was^G1096 throughout^G1909 all^G3956 the^G3588 land;^G1093

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Luk 11:7 - And he^G2548 from within^G2081 shall answer^G611 and say,^G2036 Trouble^G2873 me^G3427 not:^G3361 the^G3588 door^G2374 is^G2808^➔ now^G2235 shut,^➔^G2808 and^G2532 my^G3450 children^G3813 are^G1526 with^G3326 me^G1700 in^G1519 bed;^G2845 I cannot^G3756^G1410 rise^G450 and give^G1325 thee.^G4671

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