Greek

To lock up

κατακλείωStrong’s G2623

katakleiō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Katakleiō is the Greek word usually translated “locked up”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.”

Luke 3:20 KJV

Meaning

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

How it's translated

he locked up 1
locked up 1

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

Where it's used most

Luke 1
Acts 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Acts 26:10Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

Greek dictionary

κατακλείω katakleiō · to lock up

κατα-κλείω [in LXX: Jer.32:3 (כָּלָא), Wis.17:2, 16, 2Ma.13:21, 3Ma.3:25 * ;] to shut up:. with accusative of person(s), before ἐν φυλακῇ (-αῖς), Luk.3:20, Act.26:10.† (AS)

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

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