G2808: κλείω (kleíō)

G2808 κλείω (kleíō)

Greek

Quick Definition

κλείω v. I shut, shut up

Strong's Definition

a primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively)

KJV Usage: shut (up)

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κλείω (G2808)

verb | ἀποκλείω · ἐκκλείω · κατακλείω · κλείς · συγκλείω

79.112 · Features of Objects · Open, Closed

to shut, to make shut, to close to cause something to be shut In some languages the equivalent of this expression in ACT 5:23 would be ‘we found the jail securely locked.’

MAT 6:6 · MAT 23:13 · MAT 25:10 · LUK 4:25 · LUK 11:7 · JHN 20:19 · JHN 20:26 · ACT 5:23 · ACT 21:30 · REV 3:7 · REV 3:7 · REV 3:8 · REV 11:6 · REV 20:3 · REV 21:25

25.55 · Attitudes and Emotions · Love, Affection, Compassion

Collocation: κλείω τὰ σπλάγχνα

to not have compassion for, to close one’s heart toward (an idiom, literally: to close the bowels) to refuse to show compassion

1JN 3:17

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κλείω ; fut. κλείσω, Rev. ili. 7 LT Tr WH; 1 aor. ἔκλεισα ; Pass., pf. κέκλεισμαι, ptep. κεκλεισμένος ; 1 aor. ἐκλείσθην; Hebr. 120; [fr. Hom. down]; to shut, shut up; prop.: τὴν θύραν, Mt. vi. 6; pass., Mt. xxv. 10; Lk. xi. 7; plur., Jn. xx. 19, 26; Acts xxi. 30; a prison, pass. Acts ν. 23; πυλῶνας, pass. Rev. xxi. 25; τὴν ἄβυσσον, Rev. xx.3GLTTrWH. metaph.: τὸν οὐρανόν, i.e. to cause the heavens to withhold rain, Lk. iv. 25; Rev. xi. ὃ; τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ ἀπό τινος, to shut up compassion so that it is like a thing inaccessible to one, to be devoid of pity towards one [W. § 66, 2 d., cf. B. 322 (277)], 1 Jn. iii. 17; τὴν βασιλ. τῶν οὐρανῶν, to obstruct the entrance into the kingdom of heaven, Mt. xxiii. 13 (14); so used that τὴν Bac. τοῦ θεοῦ must be understood, Rev. iii. 7; τ᾿

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κλείω kleiō 16x

to close, shut, Mt. 6:6; 25:10; to shut up a person, Rev. 20:3; met. of the heavens, Lk. 4:25; Rev. 11:6; κλεῖσαι τὰ σπλάγχνα, to shut one’s bowels, to be hard-hearted, void of compassion, 1 Jn. 3:17; κλείειν τὴν βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν, to endeavor to prevent entrance into the kingdom of heaven, Mt. 23:13

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κλείω,

[in LXX chiefly for סגר;]

to shut: θύραν, Mt 6:6; τ. ἄβυσσον, Re 20:3; pass., θύρα, Mt 25:10, Lk 11:7 (pl.), Jo 20:19, 26, Ac 21:30; δεσμωτήριον, Ac 5:23; πυλῶνες, Re 21:25. Metaph., τ. οὐρανόν, Lk 4:25, Ro 11:6; τ. σπλάγχνα, I Jo 3:17; τ. βασιλείαν, Mt 23:14; id. absol., Re 3:7; τ. θύραν, Re 3:8. (Cf. ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-, συν-κλείω.)†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

κλείω. P Lond 445 (B.c. 161) (=I. p. 34) τὴν μὲν θύραν τοῦ ἱεροῦ προφθάσαντός μου καὶ κλείσαντος, P Par 51® (B.C. 160) (= Selections, p. 19) ὥσπερ κεκλειμ[ένοι] μου ἦσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί pov, BGU IV. 1116 (B.c. 13) τὴν οἰκίαν τεθυρωμένην καὶ τεθυριδωμένην καὶ κεκλεισμένην, P Flor IIL. 3348 (ii/A.D.) καὶ πάλι τῆι σῆι σφραγῖδι ἀσφαλῶς κλείσας σφράγισον τὸ δαπανηθὲν ἀνάλωμα εἰς τοὺς θησαυρούς, δνλ 3243 (i/B.c.) κλεισθῆναι [δὲ τὰ ἐν τῆι πόλει ἐργαστ]ήρια. For κλειστός see BGU II. 597°° (A.D. 75) μὴ ἀφέτωσαν τὴν θύραν, ἡνίκα κλιστὴ ἦν, and for κλειδόω (MGr κλειδώνω) see Sy// 583® (not before i/aA.D.) ναὸς . . τεθυρωμένος Kal κεκλειδωμένος. An abstract verbal subst, κλεισμός, as in P Oxy XII. 15787 (iii/A.D.), survives in

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

κλείω (kleiō) — to shut. κλείω

__A, future κλείσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; rare future κατα-κλιῶ, see at {κατακλείω}: aorist ἔκλεισα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κέκλεικα [LXX+4th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐκεκλείκειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:*mdash;middle, aorist 1 ἐκλεισάμην (κατ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, future κλεισθήσομαι [Refs]: aorist ἐκλείσθην [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc.: perfect κέκλειμαι (later κέκλεισμαι falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—Ionic dialect κληΐω (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐκλήῑσα [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect κλήῑσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive κληῗσαι [Refs] — middle, future κληΐσσομαι conjecture in [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, aorist ἀπ-εκληΐσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κεκλήϊμαι [Refs]: pluperfect ἀπ-εκεκλέατο [Refs] codices:—old Attic dialect κλῄω (also Trag.,[Refs], future κλῄσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔκλῃσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect κέκλῃκα (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, future κεκλῄσομαι [Refs]: aorist περι-κλῄσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, aorist ἐκλῄσθην (κατ-, ξυν-) [Refs], etc.: perfect κέκλῃμαι (see. below):— Doric dialect future κλᾳξῶ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]aorist ἀπό-κλᾳξον, -κλᾴξας, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—middle, imperfect κατ-εκλᾴζετο [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, aorist κατ-εκλᾴσθην [Refs], but participle συγκατα-κλαιχθείς[Refs]: perfect 3rd.pers. plural κατα-κέκλᾱνται [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Cf. κλῄζω (B). (κλείς):—shut, close, bar, [Refs 8th c.BC+] barred the doors, [Refs]; ἐκλήϊσεν ὀχῆας shot the bars, so as to close the dooe door,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κανθώς Cerc.[same place]; λάρυγγα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, βλέφαρα κέκλῃται [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.2 shut up, close, block up, Βόσπορον κλῇσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.II shut in, enclose, πόλιν.. πύργων μηχανῇ κεκλῃμένην [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare κλῄζω (B). __A.III confine, πλάστιγξ αὐχένα πώλων ἔκλῃε [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, to be confined, χέρας βρόχοισι κεκλῃμένα [Refs] __A.III.2 deliver bound, τινὰ εἰς τὰς τοῦ βασιλέως χεῖρας [LXX]