G2807 - κλείς (kleis)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2807
Original: κλείς
Transliteration: kleis
Pronunciation: klice
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Occurrences: 6 verses / 6 tokens across 3 NT books
First Occurrence: Matthew 16:19 - "the keys of the kingdom of heaven"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

from ; a key (as shutting a lock), literally or

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

006 - Artifacts: broader artifact domain; neighbors include ἄγκιστρον (G44), ἄγκυρα (G45), ἀλάβαστρος (G211), ἅλυσις (G254)
057 - Possess, Transfer, Exchange: possession/transfer domain; appears because keys are held/given/taken

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
key	4	66.7%
keys	2	33.3%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Revelation	4	1.0
Matthew	1	0.1
Luke	1	0.1

Semantic Categories¶

1. Keys as Authority / Access¶

Matthew 16:19 - keys of the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 11:52 - key of knowledge taken away.

2. Keys Held by the Risen One¶

Revelation 1:18 - keys of hell and of death.
Revelation 3:7 - key of David; opens and shuts.

3. Key of the Abyss / Bottomless Pit¶

Revelation 9:1 - key of the bottomless pit given to a star/angelic figure.
Revelation 20:1 - angel has the key of the bottomless pit.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἄγγελος (angel)	G32	3	angelic holder/user of key in Revelation
ἔχω (have)	G2192	3	possessing/having a key
οὐρανός (heaven)	G3772	3	heaven/kingdom contexts
ἄβυσσος (abyss)	G12	2	key of the abyss
δίδωμι (give)	G1325	2	key given

Word Family / Cognates¶

G2808 κλείω (kleio) - to shut/close; verbal root family.

Domain Neighbors¶

G254 ἅλυσις (halysis) - chain; artifact domain and Rev 20:1 co-occurrence.
G455 ἀνοίγω (anoigo) - open; functional counterpart in key imagery.
G2374 θύρα (thyra) - door; implied object of key/opening.

Hebrew Source¶

No Hebrew-source table was returned by gather_word_data.py for this word. The lexicon outline lists Isaiah 22:22 as an LXX background occurrence, but the script did not produce a ranked Hebrew-source mapping.