Katakleíō — G2623

Definition

verb

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

1. to shut up, confine

Usually translated as

shut up

Origin

from G2596 and G2808

• katá (G2596)
• kleíō (G2808)

Occurrences

Katakleíō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1)

• Luke 3:20 — Added yet this above all, that he shut up (κατέκλεισεν) John in prison.
• Acts 26:10 — Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up (κατέκλεισα) in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.