ἘΚΛΕΙΟΝ, ἐκλειον
EKLEION, ekleion
Sounds Like: ek-LEH-ee-on
Translations: to shut, to close, to lock, to bar
From the root: ΕΚΛΕΙΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to shut, close, or lock something. It is often used in the context of doors, gates, or other openings being closed or secured. It can also imply a complete cessation or blocking of something.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1578 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΛΕΙΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΚΛΕΙΩ — to fail, to cease, to come to an end, to be eclipsed, to faint
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