verb
kleiamō
Greekκλείω (kleiō)
Strong’sG2808
I shut, shut up
stem klei-16 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books13 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κλείω,
[in LXX chiefly for סגר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2808 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkli'-o
to close (literally or figuratively)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesshut (up).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kleiavōκλείετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | shut | 1× |
| kleiatiκλείσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | shut | 1× |
| kleiataἔκλεισεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | shut | 1× |
| kleiitaἐκλείσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | shut | 2× |
| kleiilaἐκλείσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | shut | 1× |
| kleiitēκέκλεισται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | shut | 1× |
| kleiateiaκλείσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | closes | 1× |
| kleiileiaκλεισθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | shut | 1× |
| kleiaraκλεῖσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | shut | 2× |
| kleiarōtosκλείων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | shuts | 1× |
| kleiaratosκλείσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | shut | 1× |
| kleiirētemκεκλεισμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter | locked | 1× |
| kleiirētaiuκεκλεισμένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural feminine | shut | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 7 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kleiamō | kleiame | kleiami | kleiama | kleiamē | kleiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kleiasō | kleiase | kleiasi | kleiasa | kleiasē | kleiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiatō | kleiate | kleiati1×κλείσει | kleiata1×ἔκλεισεν | kleiatē | kleiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kleianō | kleiane | kleiani | kleiana | kleianē | kleianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiavō1×κλείετε | kleiave | kleiavi | kleiava | kleiavē | kleiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kleialō | kleiale | kleiali | kleiala | kleialē | kleialelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kleiimō | kleiime | kleiimi | kleiima | kleiimē | kleiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kleiisō | kleiise | kleiisi | kleiisa | kleiisē | kleiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiitō | kleiite | kleiiti | kleiita2×ἐκλείσθη | kleiitē1×κέκλεισται | kleiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | kleiinō | kleiine | kleiini | kleiina | kleiinē | kleiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiivō | kleiive | kleiivi | kleiiva | kleiivē | kleiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kleiilō | kleiile | kleiili | kleiila1×ἐκλείσθησαν | kleiilē | kleiilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kleiameiō | kleiameia | kleiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kleiaseiō | kleiaseia | kleiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiateiō | kleiateia1×κλείσῃ | kleiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kleianeiō | kleianeia | kleianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiaveiō | kleiaveia | kleiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kleialeiō | kleialeia | kleialeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kleiimeiō | kleiimeia | kleiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kleiiseiō | kleiiseia | kleiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiiteiō | kleiiteia | kleiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kleiineiō | kleiineia | kleiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiiveiō | kleiiveia | kleiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kleiileiō | kleiileia1×κλεισθῶσιν | kleiileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kleiasōr | kleiasar | kleiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiatōr | kleiatar | kleiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiavōr | kleiavar | kleiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kleialōr | kleialar | kleialēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kleiisōr | kleiisar | kleiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiitōr | kleiitar | kleiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiivōr | kleiivar | kleiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kleiilōr | kleiilar | kleiilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kleiamoiō | kleiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kleiasoiō | kleiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiatoiō | kleiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kleianoiō | kleianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiavoiō | kleiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kleialoiō | kleialoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kleiimoiō | kleiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kleiisoiō | kleiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kleiitoiō | kleiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kleiinoiō | kleiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kleiivoiō | kleiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kleiiloiō | kleiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kleiarō | kleiari | kleiara2×κλεῖσαι | kleiarē |
| acted on passive voice | kleiirō | kleiiri | kleiira | kleiirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kleiarōtos1×κλείων | kleiaritos | kleiaratos1×κλείσας | kleiarētos |
| acted on passive voice | kleiirōtos | kleiiritos | kleiiratos | kleiirētos3× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
klei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
kleiavō“shut”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 23:13“shut”Ouai de vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti kleiavō tan basileian toiu ouranoiu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu; vis gar ouk eiserchevō, oude toin eisercherōtoin afiēkavō eiserchara.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
kleiati“shut”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 3:7“shut”Kai to angelo tau en Filadelfeia ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos hagios, tos alēthinos, tos echarōtos tan kleidan David, tos anoigarōtos kai oudenos kleiati, kai kleiarōtos kai oudenos anoigatō;To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
kleiata“shut”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 20:3“shut”kai ballata auton eis tan abussan, kai kleiata kai sfragizata epanō autou, hina mē planateia ēti teim ethneim, achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim; meta houteim datō luira auton mikron chronon.And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
kleiita“shut”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 25:10“shut”apercherōtaiu de autaiu agorazara erchata tos numfios, kai tais hetoimais eiserchala meta autou eis toin gamoin, kai kleiita tas thuras.But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
Luke 4:25“shut up”epi alētheiau de legamō vi, pollais chērais ale en tai hēmerai Ēliaou en to Israēl, hote kleiita tos ouranos epi eteim treis kai mēnoin hex, hōs gineta limos megos epi pantan tan gēan,But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
kleiila“shut”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 21:30“shut”kinita tē tas politas holas kai gineta sundromas tou laou, kai epilamberatois tou Paulou helkale auton exō teu hiereu, kai eutheōs kleiila tais thurais.The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
kleiitē“shut”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 11:7“shut”kakeinos esōthen apokriniratos legateia; Mē mi kopoin parechasōr; ēdē tas thuras kleiitē, kai teim paidieim mu meta mu eis tan koitan alō; ouk dunemō anistanaratos dōara si.And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
kleiateia“closes”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
1 John 3:17“closes”hos de an echateiō ton bion tou kosmou kai theōrateiō ton adelfon autou chreian echarōton kai kleiateia teim splanchneim autou apo autou, pōs tas agapas tou theou menatō en auto?If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
kleiileia“shut”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 21:25“shut”kai tois pulōnois autau ouk mē kleiileia hēmerau, nuxas gar ouk eti ekei,Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
kleiara“shut”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Revelation 3:8“shut”Oidamē su teim ergeim idou dōamē enōpion su thuran anoigirētan, han oudenos dunetō kleiara autan hoti mikran echasō dunamian, kai tērasa mu ton logon, kai ouk arnesa tem onomem mu.I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
Revelation 11:6“shut”houtois echalō tan exousian kleiara ton ouranon, hina mē huetos brechateiō tain hēmerain tau profēteiau autoiu, kai exousian echalō epi teiu hudōreiu strefarō auteim eis haimem kai patassara tan gēan en panta plēga hosakis ean thelaleia.These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
kleiarōtos“shuts”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Revelation 3:7“shuts”Kai to angelo tau en Filadelfeia ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos hagios, tos alēthinos, tos echarōtos tan kleidan David, tos anoigarōtos kai oudenos kleiati, kai kleiarōtos kai oudenos anoigatō;To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
kleiaratos“shut”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 6:6“shut”sis de hotan proseucheseiō, eiserchasar eis tem tameiem su kai kleiaratos tan thuran su proseuchesar to patēro su to en te krupte; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krupte apodōati si.But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
kleiirētem“locked”has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Acts 5:23“locked”legarōtois hoti Tem desmōtēriem heuriskana kleiirētem en panta asfaleia kai toin fulaxoin histanarētoin epi taiu thuraiu, anoigaratois de esō oudenon heuriskana.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
kleiirētaiu“shut”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural feminine2×
John 20:19“shut”Arōtau oun opsēau ta hēmera ekeina ta hena sabbateiu, kai taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu hopou ale tois mathētois dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, erchata tos Iēsus kai histanata eis tem mesem, kai legatō autoi; Eirēnas vi.It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
John 20:26“shut”Kai meta hēmerain oktō palin ale esō tois mathētois autou kai Thōmaos meta autoiu. erchetō tos Iēsus taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu, kai histanata eis tem mesem kai legata; Eirēnas vi.Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”