Strong's Greek Concordance

G2623: κατακλείω

katakleíō · “to lock up”

Definition

to shut down (in a dungeon), i.e. incarcerate

KJV translates it as: shut up

Word origin: from G2596 (κατά) and G2808 (κλείω);

Extended definition

κατα-κλείω
[in LXX: Jer.32:3 (כָּלָא), Wis.17:2, 16, 2Ma.13:21, 3Ma.3:25 * ;]
to shut up:. with accusative of person(s), before ἐν φυλακῇ (-αῖς), Luk.3:20, Act.26:10.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G2623 is translated

  • he locked up ×1
  • locked up ×1

Bible verses with G2623 (katakleíō)

Katakleíō appears in 2 verses.

  • Luke 3:20

    Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

  • Acts 26:10

    Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.