to shut

Greek Verb

κλείω [in LXX chiefly for סָגַר;] to shut: θύραν, Mat.6:6; τ. ἄβυσσον, Rev.20:3; pass, θύρα, Mat.25:10, Luk.11:7 (pl.), Jhn.20:19, 26, Act.21:30; δεσμωτήριον, Act.5:23; πυλῶνες, Rev.21:25. Metaphorical, τ. οὐρανόν, Luk.4:25, Rom.11:6; τ. σπλάγχνα, 1Jn.3:17; τ. βασιλείαν, Mat.23:14; id. absol, Rev.3:7; τ. θύραν, Rev.3:8. (cf. ἀπο, ἐκ, κατα, συν-κλείω.) (AS)

to shut

Greek Verb

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]

Greek

Verb

to close (literally or figuratively); shut (up); a primary verb;