Lexicon :: Strong's G2808 - kleiō

κλείω

Transliteration

kleiō (Key)

Pronunciation

kli'-o

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)

ἔκλεισεν — 1x

ἐκλείσθη — 2x

ἐκλείσθησαν — 1x

κεκλεισμένον — 1x

κεκλεισμένων — 2x

κέκλεισται — 1x

κλείει — 2x

κλείετε — 1x

κλεῖσαι — 2x

κλείσας — 1x

κλείσῃ — 1x

κλεισθῶσιν — 1x

ἔκλεισεν — 1x

ἐκλείσθη — 2x

ἐκλείσθησαν — 1x

κεκλεισμένον — 1x

κεκλεισμένων — 2x

κέκλεισται — 1x

κλείετε — 1x

κλείσας — 1x

κλείσει — 1x

κλείσῃ — 1x

κλεισθῶσιν — 1x

κλείων — 1x

κλεῖσαι — 2x

ἐκλείετο — 1x

ἔκλεισαν — 1x

ἔκλεισεν — 2x

ἐκλείσθη — 1x

κεκλείκασιν — 1x

κεκλεισμένη — 4x

κεκλεισμένος — 2x

κλειέσθωσαν — 1x

κλείσει — 2x

κλείσῃ — 1x

κλεισθῇ — 1x

κλεισθήσονται — 1x

κλείσουσιν — 1x

κλείσωμεν — 1x

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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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G2808 matches the Greek κλείω (kleiō),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 6:6

Mat 6:6 - But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut^G2808 thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Mat 23:13

Mat 23:13 - But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up^G2808 the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Mat 25:10

Mat 25:10 - 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.^G2808

Luk 4:25

Luk 4:25 - But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up^G2808 three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

Luk 11:7

Luk 11:7 - And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is^G2808 ➔ now shut,^G2808 and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

Jhn 20:19

Jhn 20:19 - Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut^G2808 where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Jhn 20:26

Jhn 20:26 - And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut,^G2808 and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

Act 5:23

Act 5:23 - Saying, The prison truly found we shut^G2808 with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

Act 21:30

Act 21:30 - 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.^G2808

1Jo 3:17

1Jo 3:17 - But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up^G2808 his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Rev 3:7

Rev 3:7 - And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth;^G2808 and shutteth,^G2808 and no man openeth;

Rev 3:8

Rev 3:8 - I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut^G2808 it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Rev 11:6

Rev 11:6 - These have power to shut^G2808 heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

Rev 20:3

Rev 20:3 - And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut^G2808 ➔ him up,^G2808 and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Rev 21:25

Rev 21:25 - And the gates of it shall^G2808 ➔ not be shut^G2808 at all by day: for there shall be no night there.