κλείω
kleiō
“to shut”
Definition
to close (literally or figuratively)
a primary verb;
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
κλείω appears 15 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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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.
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.
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.
Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
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