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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

shut12×closeslockedshut upshuts

What it means

κλείω,

[in LXX chiefly for סגר;]

to shut: θύραν, Mt 6:6; τ. ἄβυσσον, Re 20:3; pass., θύρα, Mt 25:10, Lk 11:7 (pl.), Jo 20:19, 26, Ac 21:30; δεσμωτήριον, Ac 5:23; πυλῶνες, Re 21:25. Metaph., τ. οὐρανόν, Lk 4:25, Ro 11:6; τ. σπλάγχνα, I Jo 3:17; τ. βασιλείαν, Mt 23:14; id. absol., Re 3:7; τ. θύραν, Re 3:8. (Cf. ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-, συν-κλείω.)†

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
kleiavōκλείετεhappening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person pluralshut
kleiatiκλείσειwill happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singularshut
kleiataἔκλεισενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularshut
kleiitaἐκλείσθηhappened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singularshut
kleiilaἐκλείσθησανhappened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person pluralshut
kleiitēκέκλεισταιhas happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singularshut
kleiateiaκλείσῃhappened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singularcloses
kleiileiaκλεισθῶσινhappened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person pluralshut
kleiaraκλεῖσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitiveshut
kleiarōtosκλείωνhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculineshuts
kleiaratosκλείσαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculineshut
kleiirētemκεκλεισμένονhas happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuterlocked
kleiirētaiuκεκλεισμένωνhas happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural feminineshut

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkleiamōkleiamekleiamikleiamakleiamēkleiamelē
you 2nd person singularkleiasōkleiasekleiasikleiasakleiasēkleiaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiatōkleiatekleiatiκλείσειkleiataἔκλεισενkleiatēkleiatelē
we 1st person pluralkleianōkleianekleianikleianakleianēkleianelē
ye 2nd person pluralkleiavōκλείετεkleiavekleiavikleiavakleiavēkleiavelē
they 3rd person pluralkleialōkleialekleialikleialakleialēkleialelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkleiimōkleiimekleiimikleiimakleiimēkleiimelē
you 2nd person singularkleiisōkleiisekleiisikleiisakleiisēkleiiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiitōkleiitekleiitikleiitaἐκλείσθηkleiitēκέκλεισταιkleiitelē
we 1st person pluralkleiinōkleiinekleiinikleiinakleiinēkleiinelē
ye 2nd person pluralkleiivōkleiivekleiivikleiivakleiivēkleiivelē
they 3rd person pluralkleiilōkleiilekleiilikleiilaἐκλείσθησανkleiilēkleiilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkleiameiōkleiameiakleiameiē
you 2nd person singularkleiaseiōkleiaseiakleiaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiateiōkleiateiaκλείσῃkleiateiē
we 1st person pluralkleianeiōkleianeiakleianeiē
ye 2nd person pluralkleiaveiōkleiaveiakleiaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkleialeiōkleialeiakleialeiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkleiimeiōkleiimeiakleiimeiē
you 2nd person singularkleiiseiōkleiiseiakleiiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiiteiōkleiiteiakleiiteiē
we 1st person pluralkleiineiōkleiineiakleiineiē
ye 2nd person pluralkleiiveiōkleiiveiakleiiveiē
they 3rd person pluralkleiileiōkleiileiaκλεισθῶσινkleiileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkleiasōrkleiasarkleiasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiatōrkleiatarkleiatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkleiavōrkleiavarkleiavēr
they 3rd person pluralkleialōrkleialarkleialēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkleiisōrkleiisarkleiisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiitōrkleiitarkleiitēr
ye 2nd person pluralkleiivōrkleiivarkleiivēr
they 3rd person pluralkleiilōrkleiilarkleiilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkleiamoiōkleiamoia
you 2nd person singularkleiasoiōkleiasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiatoiōkleiatoia
we 1st person pluralkleianoiōkleianoia
ye 2nd person pluralkleiavoiōkleiavoia
they 3rd person pluralkleialoiōkleialoia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkleiimoiōkleiimoia
you 2nd person singularkleiisoiōkleiisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkleiitoiōkleiitoia
we 1st person pluralkleiinoiōkleiinoia
ye 2nd person pluralkleiivoiōkleiivoia
they 3rd person pluralkleiiloiōkleiiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekleiarōkleiarikleiaraκλεῖσαιkleiarē
acted on passive voicekleiirōkleiirikleiirakleiirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekleiarōtosκλείωνkleiaritoskleiaratosκλείσαςkleiarētos
acted on passive voicekleiirōtoskleiiritoskleiiratoskleiirētos

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
kleistem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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 plural

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 singular

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 singular

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 singular

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 plural

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 singular

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 singular

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 plural

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 infinitive

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 masculine

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 masculine

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 neuter

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 feminine

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.”