ἐγκλείω

egkleiōVerbG7016

to lock up

Full Lexicon Entry

1.to shut in, close gates, (Herdotus Historicus)
2.to shut or confine within : Pass., *ἑρκέων ἐγκεκλῃμένος *(for ἐντὸς ἑρκέων κεκλῃμένος); (Sophocles Tragicus); *δόμοις ἐγκεκλῃμένος *(Sophocles Tragicus)
3.generally to confine, *γλῶσσαν ἐγκλῄσας *(Sophocles Tragicus)
4.Mid. to shut oneself up in, (Xenophon Historicus)

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