GreekG2808Verb

κλείω

kleiō

15Occurrences
G2808Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to close (literally or figuratively)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to shut: θύραν; ἄβυσσον; pass., θύρα, (pl.),; δεσμωτήριον; πυλῶνες. Metaphorical, οὐρανόν,; σπλάγχνα; βασιλείαν; absol.; θύραν.
LXX: chiefly for סָגַר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κλείω appears 15 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
5
Matthew
3
Acts
2
John
2
Luke
2
1 John
1

Key Passages

1 John 3:17BSB

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John 20:19BSB

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

Luke 4:25BSB

But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

Matthew 6:6BSB

But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Revelation 21:25BSB

Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.

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