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Name of God’s Son

ΔΙΑΚΛΕΙΣΘΕΙΗ, διακλεισθειη

DIAKLEISTHEIĒ, diakleistheiē

Sounds Like: dee-ah-KLEIS-thay-ee

Translations: may it be shut up, may it be closed off, may it be blocked, it might be shut up, it might be closed off, it might be blocked

From the root: ΔΙΑΚΛΕΙΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'apart', and the verb κλείω (kleiō), meaning 'to shut' or 'to close'. The combined meaning is 'to shut up completely', 'to close off', or 'to block'. This form indicates a potential or desired action in the passive voice, meaning something might be shut up or closed off by an external agent. It is used to express a wish or a hypothetical situation.

Inflection: Aorist, Optative, Passive, Third Person, Singular

Strong’s numbers: G1228 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2808 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

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