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κλείω

Non-contract Verb;

Transliteration:

Principal Part:

Structure: κλεί (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Sense

to shut, close, bar, barred, shot
to shut up, close, block, to be shut up
to confine

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	κλείω	κλείεις	κλείει
Dual		κλείετον	κλείετον
Plural	κλείομεν	κλείετε	κλείουσιν*
Subjunctive	Singular	κλείω	κλείῃς	κλείῃ
Dual		κλείητον	κλείητον
Plural	κλείωμεν	κλείητε	κλείωσιν*
Optative	Singular	κλείοιμι	κλείοις	κλείοι
Dual		κλείοιτον	κλειοίτην
Plural	κλείοιμεν	κλείοιτε	κλείοιεν
Imperative	Singular		κλείε	κλειέτω
Dual		κλείετον	κλειέτων
Plural		κλείετε	κλειόντων, κλειέτωσαν
Infinitive	κλείειν
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
κλειων κλειοντος	κλειουσα κλειουσης	κλειον κλειοντος
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	κλείομαι	κλείει, κλείῃ	κλείεται
Dual		κλείεσθον	κλείεσθον
Plural	κλειόμεθα	κλείεσθε	κλείονται
Subjunctive	Singular	κλείωμαι	κλείῃ	κλείηται
Dual		κλείησθον	κλείησθον
Plural	κλειώμεθα	κλείησθε	κλείωνται
Optative	Singular	κλειοίμην	κλείοιο	κλείοιτο
Dual		κλείοισθον	κλειοίσθην
Plural	κλειοίμεθα	κλείοισθε	κλείοιντο
Imperative	Singular		κλείου	κλειέσθω
Dual		κλείεσθον	κλειέσθων
Plural		κλείεσθε	κλειέσθων, κλειέσθωσαν
Infinitive	κλείεσθαι
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
κλειομενος κλειομενου	κλειομενη κλειομενης	κλειομενον κλειομενου

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

κλειόντων, κλειέτωσαν

Infinitive

κλείειν

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

κλειων κλειοντος

κλειουσα κλειουσης

κλειον κλειοντος

Middle/Passive

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

κλειέσθων, κλειέσθωσαν

Infinitive

κλείεσθαι

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

κλειομενος κλειομενου

κλειομενη κλειομενης

κλειομενον κλειομενου

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	έ̓κλειον	έ̓κλειες	έ̓κλειεν*
Dual		ἐκλείετον	ἐκλειέτην
Plural	ἐκλείομεν	ἐκλείετε	έ̓κλειον
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐκλειόμην	ἐκλείου	ἐκλείετο
Dual		ἐκλείεσθον	ἐκλειέσθην
Plural	ἐκλειόμεθα	ἐκλείεσθε	ἐκλείοντο

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Middle/Passive

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Examples

Μοῦσα σὺ μὲν πολέμουσ ἀπωσαμένη μετ’ ἐμοῦ τοῦ φίλου χόρευσον, κλείουσα θεῶν τε γάμουσ ἀνδρῶν τε δαῖτασ καὶ θαλίασ μακάρων· (Aristophanes, Peace, Parabasis, strophe 11)
τίσ ἐστιν ἡ ἀνοίγουσα καὶ κλείουσα τοὺσ ὀφθαλμοὺσ καὶ ἀφ’ ὧν δεῖ ἀποστρέφουσα, τοῖσ δὲ προσάγουσα; (Epictetus, Works, book 2, 9:3)
τὸ δὲ Κιμμερικὸν πόλισ ἦν πρότερον ἐπὶ χερρονήσου ἱδρυμένη, τὸν ἰσθμὸν τάφρῳ καὶ χώματι κλείουσα· (Strabo, Geography, Book 11, chapter 2 7:1)
τούτων δὲ μεταξὺ ἡ νῆσοσ ἵδρυται κλείουσα τὸν κόλπον, παραβέβληται γὰρ αὐτῷ κατὰ μῆκοσ· (Strabo, Geography, book 17, chapter 1 12:7)

Synonyms

to shut
- ἀποκλείω (to shut up, to bar, close)
- πυκάζω (to close, shut, shut up)
- μύω (to close, shut)
- μύω (to close, be shut, having)
- κατακλείω (to shut up, close)
- ἐπικλείω (to shut to, close)
- ἐγκλείω (to shut in, close)
- ἔργω (to bar one's way, by shutting in or shutting out)
- ἀποκλείω (to shut out, intercept, bar)
to shut up
- συμφράσσω (to block up, close)
- πυκάζω (to close, shut, shut up)
- μύω (to close, shut)
- μύω (to close, be shut, having)
- κατακλείω (to shut up, close)
- ἐπικλείω (to shut to, close)
- ἐγκλείω (to shut in, close)
- συμμύω (to be shut up, to close, be closed)
- συγκλείω (to shut close, to close, shut the doors)
- ἀποκλείω (to shut up, to bar, close)
- ἐμφράσσω (to block up)
to confine
- ἐγκλείω (to confine)
- ἔργνυμι (to confine)
- κατέχω (to confine, cover)
- ἀπείργω (to shut up, confine)

Derived

ἀποκλείω (to shut off from or out of, debar, to shut)
ἐγκλείω (to shut in, close, to shut or confine within)
ἐκκλείω (to shut out from, to exclude from, being hindered)
ἐπικλείω (to shut to, close)
ἐπικλείω (to extol or praise the more)
κατακλείω (to shut in, inclose, to drive them into)
κλείω (to celebrate)
παρακλείω (to shut out, exclude)
περικλείω (to shut in all round, surround on all sides, to get)
συγκλείω (to shut or coop up, hem in, enclose)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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κλείω

Sense

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Present tense

Imperfect tense

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to shut

to shut up

to confine

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Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language English 한국어

κλείω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to shut

to shut up

to confine

Related

Derived

Similar forms

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