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G2808 - κλείω (kleio)

Core Data

  • Strong's: G2808
  • Original: κλείω
  • Transliteration: kleio
  • Pronunciation: kli
  • Part of Speech: Verb
  • Occurrences: 15 verses / 19 tokens across 6 NT books
  • First Occurrence: Matthew 6:6 - "when thou hast shut thy door"
  • Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition

-o; a primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively):—shut (up).

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain

  • 079024 - Open, Closed: neighbors ἀνοίγω (G455), ἀποκλείω (G608), διανοίγω (G1272), ἐφφαθά (G2188)
  • 025003 - Love, Affection, Compassion: secondary domain output from relationship/LN data

Translation Distribution (KJV)

Translation Verses %
shut 4 26.7%
were shut 2 13.3%
be shut 1 6.7%
being shut 1 6.7%
shutteth / shutteth up 2 13.3%
was shut / was shut up 2 13.3%
other renderings 3 20.0%

Distribution by Book

Book Count Per 100 Verses
Revelation 5 1.2
1 John 1 1.0
Matthew 3 0.3
Luke 2 0.2
Acts 2 0.2
John 2 0.2

Semantic Categories

1. Physical Doors Closed

  • Matthew 6:6 - shut the door for prayer.
  • Luke 11:7 - the door is now shut.
  • John 20:19, 26 - doors shut where the disciples were gathered.

2. Exclusion or Prevented Entry

  • Matthew 23:13 - shut up the kingdom of heaven against men.
  • Matthew 25:10 - the door was shut after the bridegroom came.

3. Secured or Closed Public Space

  • Acts 5:23 - prison found shut with safety.
  • Acts 21:30 - temple doors were shut.

4. Withholding / Closing Compassion

  • 1 John 3:17 - shuts up bowels of compassion from a brother in need.

5. Apocalyptic Open/Shut Authority

  • Revelation 3:7-8 - one who opens/shuts.
  • Revelation 11:6 - power to shut heaven.
  • Revelation 20:3 - shut up the abyss.
  • Revelation 21:25 - gates not shut by day.

Common Collocations

Word Strong's Co-occurrences Typical Pattern
θύρα (door) G2374 8 shut/open door
ἡμέρα (day) G2250 5 temporal setting for shut/open action
ἀνοίγω (open) G455 3 antonym pair
εἰσέρχομαι (enter) G1525 3 entry prevented or permitted
οὐρανός (heaven) G3772 3 heaven shut/open

Synonyms / Domain Neighbors

  • G608 ἀποκλείω (apokleio) - shut out/shut off.
  • G2374 θύρα (thyra) - door, common object of shutting.

Antonyms

  • G455 ἀνοίγω (anoigo) - open; direct open/shut counterpart.
  • G1272 διανοίγω (dianoigo) - open thoroughly.

Easily Confused Words

Word Strong's Shared Translation Key Difference
ἀποκλείω (apokleio) G608 shut compound stresses shutting out/exclusion
סָגַר (sagar) H5462 shut dominant Hebrew source behind LXX close/shut language
ἀνοίγω (anoigo) G455 open/shut pair antonym; open rather than close

Hebrew Source

Hebrew Source Strong's Co-occurrences PMI Score
סָגַר (sagar) H5462 16 7.97 22.59
שַׁעַר (sha`ar) H8179 10 5.49 13.16
פָּתַח (pathach) H6605 7 6.18 12.85
דֶּלֶת (deleth) H1817 5 6.44 11.53

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