What does ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō) is a Greek word meaning "to shut out (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G1576
ἐκκλείω
To shut out (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκκλείω G1576
Pronunciation ekkleíō
What does ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō) is a Greek word meaning "to shut out (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1576?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include It is excluded (1), to isolate (1).
Where does ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 3:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (1), Romans (1).
Are there verse guides for ἐκκλείω (ekkleíō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It It is excluded 1× Romans 3:27
to isolate 1× Galatians 4:17
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Usage map
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First aligned row Romans 3:27
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Galatians 1
Source forms
ἐκκλεῖσαι 1x ekkleisai Galatians 4:17
ἐξεκλείσθη 1x exekleisthē Romans 3:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 3:27
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Galatians 4:17
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to shut out (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to shut out (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
exekleisqh
I shut out, exclude
Read verse Galatians 4:17 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκκλεῖσαι ekkleisai
I shut out, exclude
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Gal 4:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
infinitive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain