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συγκλείω

synkleiō · enclose, shut up

Greek word · Strong’s number G4788 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

synkleiō (συγκλείω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “enclose, shut up”.

Shut up, enclose together; also catch in a net.

How to say it

syn·klei·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Hem in with no way out.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • confined ×2
  • has shut up ×1
  • they enclosed ×1

Related words

Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 5:6

    And when they had done this, they enclosed a great number of fish, and their nets were tearing.

  • Romans 11:32

    For God has shut up all in disobedience, so that he may have mercy on all.

  • Galatians 3:22

    But the Scripture has confined all things under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus the Messiah might be given to those who believe.

  • Galatians 3:23

    But before faith came, we were held in custody under the law, confined until the faith that was about to be revealed.