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Lexicon :: Strong's G2807 - kleis

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κλείς
Transliteration
kleis (Key)
Pronunciation
klice
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 3:744,439

Strong’s Definitions

κλείς kleís, klice; from G2808; a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively:—key.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2807 in the following manner: key (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2807 in the following manner: key (6x).

  1. a key

    1. since the keeper of the keys has the power to open and to shut

    2. metaph. in the NT to denote power and authority of various kinds

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κλείς kleís, klice; from G2808; a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively:—key.
STRONGS G2807:
κλείς, κλειδός, accusative κλεῖδα and κλεῖν (Luke 11:52; Revelation 3:7), accusative plural κλεῖδας and κλείς (Matthew 16:19; Revelation 1:18; cf. Kühner, § 130, i., p. 357; Winers Grammar, 65 (63), cf. Buttmann, 24 (22); (WH's Appendix, p. 157)), ἡ (from Homer down); a key. Since the keeper of the keys has the power to open and to shut, the word κλείς is figuratively used in the N. T. to denote power and authority of various kinds (cf. B. D., under the word ) viz. τοῦ φρέατος, to open or unlock the pit, Revelation 9:1, cf. Revelation 9:2; τῆς ἀβύσσου, to shut, Revelation 20:1, cf. Revelation 20:3; τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾅδου, the power to bring back into life from Hades and to leave there, Revelation 1:18; τῆς γνώσεως, the ability and opportunity to obtain knowledge, Luke 11:52; τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν (see βασιλεία, 3 e., p. 97b under the end), Matthew 16:19; τοῦ Δαυίδ, the power of David (who is a type of the Messiah, the second David), i. e. of receiving into the Messiah's kingdom and of excluding from it, Revelation 3:7 (apparently after Isaiah 22:22, where ἡ κλείς οἴκου Δαυίδ is given to the steward of the royal palace).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
22:22
Matthew
16:19; 16:19
Luke
11:52; 11:52
Revelation
1:18; 1:18; 3:7; 3:7; 9:1; 9:2; 20:1; 20:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2807 matches the Greek κλείς (kleis),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:19 - “I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth [fn]will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth [fn]will have [already] been loosed in heaven.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:52 - “Woe to you lawyers, because you have taken away the key to knowledge (scriptural truth). You yourselves did not enter, and you held back those who were entering [by your flawed interpretation of God’s word and your man-made tradition].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:18 - and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead).

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:7 -

“And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in [fn]Philadelphia write:

These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He who has the key [to the house] of David, He who opens and no one will [be able to] shut, and He who shuts and no one opens:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:1 -

Then the fifth angel sounded [his trumpet], and I saw a star (angelic being) that had fallen from heaven to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit (abyss) was given to him (the star-angel).

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:1 -

[fn]And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.

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