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καμμύωStrong’s G2576

kammuō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Kammuō is the Greek word usually translated “have closed”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”
Matthew 13:15 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “have closed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • they have closed 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Acts 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

καμμύω kammuō · to close

καμμύω (syncopated form of καταμύω, used by Ep. and κοινή writers; Rutherford, NPhr., 426 f.) [in LXX: Isa.6:10 (שָׁעַע hi.) Isa.29:10 33:15 (עָצַם), La 3:44 AR* ;] to shut the eyes: τ. ὀφθαλμούς, Mat.13:15, Act.28:27 (Isa, l.with).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “close” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

CLOSE, verb transitive

  1. To shut; to make fast, by pressing together, or by stopping an open place, so as to intercept a passage, in almost any manner; as, to close the eyes; to close a gate, door or window.“The Lord hath closed your eyes” Isaiah 29:10“He closed the book” Luke 4:20
  2. To end; to finish; to conclude; to complete; to bring to a period; as, to close a bargain, or contract.
  3. To unite, as the parts of a breach or fracture; to make whole; to consolidate; often followed by up.“The Lord closed up the flesh instead thereof” Genesis 2:21
  4. To cover; to inclose; to encompass; to overwhelm.“The depths closed me round about” Jonah 2:5
All definitions and other forms of “close”
  1. To inclose; to confine. [See Inclose.]
  2. To move or bring together; to unite separate bodies or parts; as, to close the ranks of an army.

CLOSE, verb intransitive

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  1. To unite; to coalesce; to come together; as the parts of a wound or fracture, or parts separated; often followed by on or upon.“The fat closed upon the blade” Judges 3:22“The earth closed upon them” Numbers 16:33
  2. To end; to terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six oclock.

CLOSE, adjective

  1. Shut fast; tight; made fast, so as to have no opening; as a close box; a close vizard.
  2. Having parts firmly united; compact; dense; applied to solid substances of any king; as the close texture of wood or metal.
  3. Having parts firmly adhering; viscous; tenacious; as oil, or glue.
  4. Confined; stagnant; without ventilation or motion; as close air.
  5. Confined; retired.“While David kept himself close” 1 Chronicles 12:1
  6. Hid; private; secret; as, to keep a purpose close Numbers 5:13Luke 9:36
  7. Confined within narrow limits; narrow; as a close alley.
  8. Near; within a small distance; as a close fight or action.
  9. Joined; in contact or nearly so; crowded; as, to sit close
  10. Compressed, as thoughts or words; hence, brief; concise; opposed to loose or diffuse.
  11. Very near, in place or time; adjoining, or nearly so.“They sailed close by Crete” Acts 27:13
  12. Having the quality of keeping secrets, thoughts or designs; cautious; as a close minister.
  13. Having an appearance of concealment; implying art, craft or wariness; as a close aspect.
  14. Intent; fixed; attentive; pressing upon the object; as, to give close attention.
  15. Full to the point; home; pressing; as a close argument; bring the argument close to the question.
  16. Pressing; earnest; warm; as a close debate.
  17. Confined; secluded from communication; as a close prisoner.
  18. Covetous; penurious; not liberal; as a close man.
  19. Applied to the weather or air, close in popular language, denotes warm and damp, cloudy or foggy, or warm and relaxing, occasioning a sense of lassitude and depression.
  20. Strictly adhering to the original; as a close translation.
  21. In heraldry, drawn in a coat of arms with the wings close and in a standing posture.

CLOSE, adverb

Closely; nearly; densely; secretly; pressingly.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.