ἘΓΚΛΕΙΟΝΤΕΣ, ἐγκλειοντες
EGKLEIONTES, egkleiontes
Sounds Like: eng-KLEI-on-tes
Translations: enclosing, shutting in, confining, imprisoning
From the root: ἘΓΚΛΕΊΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'enkleio', meaning 'to shut in' or 'to enclose'. It describes an action of confining or imprisoning someone or something. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, modifying a noun or describing an action in relation to another verb in the sentence.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Neuter, Plural
Strong’s number: G1457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 2:7
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΓΚΛΕΊΩ, appear in our texts.
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