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κλείω G2808
G2808 is the Greek word κλείω, transliterated kleíō. The King James Version most often renders it shut.
What it means
to close (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
a primary verb.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: shut (up).
Verses using κλείω
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 6:6 · KJV
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 23:13 · KJV
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Luke 4:25 · KJV
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
Luke 11:7 · KJV
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
John 20:19 · KJV
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
John 20:26 · KJV
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Acts 5:23 · KJV
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
1 John 3:17 · KJV
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Revelation 3:7 · KJV
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Revelation 3:8 · KJV
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
Revelation 11:6 · KJV
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Revelation 20:3 · KJV
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 21:25 · KJV
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Common questions
What does Strong's G2808 mean?
G2808 is the Greek word κλείω (kleíō), meaning to close (literally or figuratively).
How is G2808 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shut (7 times), shut up (2 times), shutteth (2 times), hast shut (1 time), is (1 time), among others.
How many times does G2808 appear in the Bible?
κλείω (kleíō) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2808 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primary verb.
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