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synkleíō

to shut up together, to confine

Say it: soong-KLY-o (approximate)

συγκλείω

What it means

To enclose, as fish in a net or prisoners in a cell. In 3:22-23, "the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin," and "we were held in custody under the law." In Romans 11:32 God "has shut up all in disobedience that he might have mercy on all."

Range of meaning

  • ConfineShut in.
  • ImprisonHold in custody.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 3

    "The Scripture imprisoned all things under sin" (3:22-23).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G4788 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources