κλείω
kleíō
“to close (literally or figuratively)”
19 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to close (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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
Translated in KJV as
shut (up)
Etymology
a primary verb;
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