GreekG2623Verb
κατακλείω
katakleiō
“to lock up”
2Occurrences
G2623Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to shut down (in a dungeon), i.e. incarcerate
from G2596 (κατά) and G2808 (κλείω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to shut up. with accusative of person(s), *φυλακῇ *(-αῖς).
LXX: (כָּלָא), *
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
κατακλείω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Luke
1
Key Passages
Acts 26:10BSB
And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
Luke 3:20BSB
Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
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