to lock up

Greek Verb

κατα-κλείω [in LXX: Jer.32:3 (כָּלָא), Wis.17:2, 16, 2Ma.13:21, 3Ma.3:25 *;] to shut up. with accusative of person(s), before ἐν φυλακῇ (-αῖς), Luk.3:20, Act.26:10. (AS)

to lock up

Greek Verb

κατα-κλείω, old Attic dialect κατακλῄω [Refs 5th c.BC+]future κατακλιῶ uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, aorist -εκλεισάμην[Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, aorist -εκλῄσθην, -εκλείσθην (see. below); Ionic dialect -εκληΐσθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect -εκλᾴσθην[Refs 3rd c.BC+]: perfect -κέκλῃμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+] I) with accusative person, shut in, enclose, e. g. a mummy in its case, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. εἰς πολιορκίαν, εἰς δυσχωρίας, [NT+1st c.BC+], i.e. not to be a cosmopolite, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐς τὸ τεῖχος κατακλῄεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅταν ἐς [νεφέλας] ἄνεμος κατακλῃσθῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, shut oneself up, ἐν τοῖς βασιλείοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also κατεκλᾴζετο shut up the bride with oneself [in the bridal-chamber], [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, κατεκλᾴσθης [Refs] I.2) metaphorically, νόμῳ κ. shut up, i.e. compel, oblige, ἂν. πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν νόμῳ κατακλείσητε ἐπὶ τῷ πολέμῳ μένειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.3) metaphorically, τῆς πόλεως εἰς κίνδυνον μέγιστον κατακεκλειμένης being reduced, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, confine, ἐν τῷ κατὰ φύσιν πέρατι -κέκλειται τἀγαθόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατακλείειν τὸ πᾶν τῆς τέχνης εἰς. confine the whole business of art to, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] II) c.accusative of things, shut up, close, τὰς πυλίδας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐργαστήριον [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in passive, of humours in the body, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) clamp down, make fast, of stones in masonry, [Refs]; also κ. [τὴν δεξιάν] [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3) close a speech, conclude, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; εἰς ἀπειλὴν κ. τὸν λόγον with a threat, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; οὐ κ. διάνοιαν give no complete sense, [Refs]; conclude an argument or inference, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to shut down (in a dungeon), i.e. incarcerate; shut up; from g2596 (κατά) and g2808 (κλείω)