Lexical Definition
κλείς kleís (klice) key G:N-F
from κλείω
key.
- a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| κλεῖσ | keys | Rev.1.18 |
| κλεῖν | key | Rev.3.7 • Rev.20.1 |
| κλεῖδασ | keys | Matt.16.19 |
| κλεῖδα | key | Luke.11.52 |
| κλεὶσ | key | Rev.9.1 |
| κλειδών | keys | LXX.1Chr.9.27 |
| κλειδόσ | collar-bone | LXX.Job.31.22 |
| κλείδα | key | LXX.Judg.3.25 • LXX.Isa.22.22 |
Abbott-Smith
κλείς, -δός, Att.. acc., κλεῖν, later -εῖδα, pl., κλεῖδες, -ας, contr., -εῖς, ἡ, [in LXX for מַפְתֵּחַ, Is 22:22, al.;]
a key. Fig., τ. βασιλείας τ. οὐρανῶν, Mt 16:19; τ. γνώσεως, Lk 11:52; of David (cf. LXX, Is 22:22), Re 3:7; τ. θανάτου κ. τ. ᾅδου, Re 1:18; τ. ἀβύσσου, Re 20:1; τ. φρέατος τῆς ἀ., Re 9:1.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 22:22 |
| Matthew | 16:19 |
| Luke | 11:52 |
| Revelation | 1:18 · 3:7 · 9:1 · 20:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κλείς, ἡ,
genitive κλειδός; Attic dialectaccusative κλεῖν, see.below 1.3, 111, later κλεῖδα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—Ionic dialect κληΐς [ῑ], κληῗδος, κληῗδα, etc. [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—Doric dialect κλᾱΐς, κλαΐδος [ῐ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accusative κλαῖδα or κλᾷδα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; compare κλᾴξ:—Aeolic dialect κλᾶϊς (κλαῖς codex)· μοχλός, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; κλάϊς accusative κλάϊν [Refs 5th c.AD+]:—old Attic dialect κλῄς, κλῇδος, accusative κλῇδα [κλείς and κλῄς">Refs 5th c.BC+] in the same Attic dialect Inscription, [Refs] and 47. (κλᾱϝῑς, cf. Latin clavis, claudo.)
__1 bar, bolt, θύρας σταθμοῖσιν ἐπῆρσε (i.e. Hera, from within) κληῗδι κρυπτῇ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ={ἐπιβλής}, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 catch or hook, passed through the door from the outside to catch the strap (ἱμάς) attached to the bar (ὀχεύς), ἐν δὲ κληῗδ᾽ ἧκε, θυρέων δ᾽ ἀνέκοπτεν ὀχῆας ἄντα τιτυσκομένη [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 later, key, τὴν κλεῖν ἐφέλκεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλεῖν παρακλείδιον a false key, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a sacred key carried in processions, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__4 metaphorically, Ἁσυχία βουλᾶν τε καὶ πολέμων ἔχοισα κλαῗδας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔστι κἀμοὶ κλῂς ἐπὶ γλώσσῃ, of silence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλῇδας γάμου φυλάττει, of Hera, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the key to a problem, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II hook or tongue of a clasp, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 stop-cock, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__III collar-bone, probably so called from its hook shape (see.[Refs 8th c.BC+]; κλεῖδες ὀπταί roast shoulder-bones of the tunny (with play on [Refs]visible keys, opposed to κρυπταὶ κλεῖδες of the Laconians), [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV rowing bench in a ship, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+] always in plural; ἐπὶ κληῗσι καθίζειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__V of promontories, straits, etc., Κληῗδες or Κληΐδες τῆς Κύπρου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόντου κλῇδ᾽, of the Bosporus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VI in plural, sacred chaplets, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__VII in versification, clausula, cadence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]