Greek word · G2623

κατακλείω

katakleiō

to lock up

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament.

What it means

κατα-κλείω

[in LXX: Jeremiah 32:3 (כָּלָא), Wisdom of Solomon 17:2, 16, 2Ma.13:21, 3Ma.3:25 * ;]

to shut up:. with accusative of person(s), before ἐν φυλακῇ (-αῖς), Luke 3:20, Acts 26:10.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 3:20 κατέκλεισεν he locked up

    Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 26:10 κατέκλεισα locked up

    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

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