verb

sunkleiamō

Greekσυγκλείω (sunkleiō)

Strong’sG4788

I enclose, shut in

stem sunklei-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

imprisoned3×caught1×

What it means

συν-κλείω

(Rec. συγκ-), [in LXX chiefly for סגר;]

to shut together, enclose, shut in on all sides: of a catch of fish, Lk 5:6; metaph. (Ps 30 (31):9, al.), Ro 11:32, Ga 3:22, 23.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4788 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoong-kli'-o

to shut together, i.e. include or (figuratively) embrace in a common subjection to

Fromfrom G4862 and G2808;

King Jamesconclude, inclose, shut 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
sunkleiataσυνέκλεισεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	imprisoned	2×
sunkleialaσυνέκλεισαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	caught	1×
sunkleiirōtoisσυγκλειόμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine	imprisoned	1×

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, 3 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	sunkleiamō	sunkleiame	sunkleiami	sunkleiama	sunkleiamē	sunkleiamelē
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiasō	sunkleiase	sunkleiasi	sunkleiasa	sunkleiasē	sunkleiaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiatō	sunkleiate	sunkleiati	sunkleiata2×συνέκλεισεν	sunkleiatē	sunkleiatelē
we 1st person plural	sunkleianō	sunkleiane	sunkleiani	sunkleiana	sunkleianē	sunkleianelē
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiavō	sunkleiave	sunkleiavi	sunkleiava	sunkleiavē	sunkleiavelē
they 3rd person plural	sunkleialō	sunkleiale	sunkleiali	sunkleiala1×συνέκλεισαν	sunkleialē	sunkleialelē

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	sunkleiimō	sunkleiime	sunkleiimi	sunkleiima	sunkleiimē	sunkleiimelē
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiisō	sunkleiise	sunkleiisi	sunkleiisa	sunkleiisē	sunkleiiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiitō	sunkleiite	sunkleiiti	sunkleiita	sunkleiitē	sunkleiitelē
we 1st person plural	sunkleiinō	sunkleiine	sunkleiini	sunkleiina	sunkleiinē	sunkleiinelē
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiivō	sunkleiive	sunkleiivi	sunkleiiva	sunkleiivē	sunkleiivelē
they 3rd person plural	sunkleiilō	sunkleiile	sunkleiili	sunkleiila	sunkleiilē	sunkleiilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	sunkleiameiō	sunkleiameia	sunkleiameiē
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiaseiō	sunkleiaseia	sunkleiaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiateiō	sunkleiateia	sunkleiateiē
we 1st person plural	sunkleianeiō	sunkleianeia	sunkleianeiē
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiaveiō	sunkleiaveia	sunkleiaveiē
they 3rd person plural	sunkleialeiō	sunkleialeia	sunkleialeiē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	sunkleiimeiō	sunkleiimeia	sunkleiimeiē
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiiseiō	sunkleiiseia	sunkleiiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiiteiō	sunkleiiteia	sunkleiiteiē
we 1st person plural	sunkleiineiō	sunkleiineia	sunkleiineiē
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiiveiō	sunkleiiveia	sunkleiiveiē
they 3rd person plural	sunkleiileiō	sunkleiileia	sunkleiileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiasōr	sunkleiasar	sunkleiasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiatōr	sunkleiatar	sunkleiatēr
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiavōr	sunkleiavar	sunkleiavēr
they 3rd person plural	sunkleialōr	sunkleialar	sunkleialēr

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiisōr	sunkleiisar	sunkleiisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiitōr	sunkleiitar	sunkleiitēr
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiivōr	sunkleiivar	sunkleiivēr
they 3rd person plural	sunkleiilōr	sunkleiilar	sunkleiilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	sunkleiamoiō	sunkleiamoia
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiasoiō	sunkleiasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiatoiō	sunkleiatoia
we 1st person plural	sunkleianoiō	sunkleianoia
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiavoiō	sunkleiavoia
they 3rd person plural	sunkleialoiō	sunkleialoia

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	sunkleiimoiō	sunkleiimoia
you 2nd person singular	sunkleiisoiō	sunkleiisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunkleiitoiō	sunkleiitoia
we 1st person plural	sunkleiinoiō	sunkleiinoia
ye 2nd person plural	sunkleiivoiō	sunkleiivoia
they 3rd person plural	sunkleiiloiō	sunkleiiloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	sunkleiarō	sunkleiari	sunkleiara	sunkleiarē
acted on passive voice	sunkleiirō	sunkleiiri	sunkleiira	sunkleiirē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	sunkleiarōtos	sunkleiaritos	sunkleiaratos	sunkleiarētos
acted on passive voice	sunkleiirōtos1×	sunkleiiritos	sunkleiiratos	sunkleiirētos

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

sunkleistem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

sunklei 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

sunkleiata“imprisoned”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Romans 11:32“imprisoned”sunkleiata gar tos theos toin pantoin eis apeitheian hina toin pantoin elēateia.For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.

Galatians 3:22“imprisoned”alla sunkleiata tas grafas teim panteim hupo hamartan hina tas epangelias ek pistiau Iēsu Christou dōiteia toi pisteuarōtoi.But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.

sunkleiala“caught”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 5:6“caught”kai houtem poiaratois sunkleiala plēthem ichthoiu pollem, diarrēgnuite de teim diktueim autoiu.When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

sunkleiirōtois“imprisoned”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×

Galatians 3:23“imprisoned”Pro teu de erchara tan pistian hupo nomon frourine sunkleiirōtois eis tan mellarōtan pistian apokaluptira.Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.