Occurrences
Kleíō occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Luke (2), John (2), Acts (2), 1 John (1), Revelation (5)
- Matthew 6:6 — But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut (κλείσας) thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 23:13 — But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up (κλείετε) the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
- Matthew 25:10 — And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut (ἐκλείσθη).
- Luke 4:25 — But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up (ἐκλείσθη) three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
- Luke 11:7 — And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut (κέκλεισται), and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
- John 20:19 — Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut (κεκλεισμένων) where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
- John 20:26 — And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut (κεκλεισμένων), and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
- Acts 5:23 — Saying, The prison truly found we shut (κεκλεισμένον) with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
- Acts 21:30 — And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut (ἐκλείσθησαν).
- 1 John 3:17 — But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up (κλείσῃ) his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
- Revelation 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth (κλείσει); and shutteth, and no man openeth;
- Revelation 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth (κλειει), and no man openeth;
- Revelation 3:8 — I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut (κλεῖσαι) it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
- Revelation 11:6 — These have power to shut (κλεῖσαι) heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
- Revelation 20:3 — And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up (ἔκλεισεν), and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
- Revelation 21:25 — And the gates of it shall not be shut at all (κλεισθῶσιν) by day: for there shall be no night there.