What does κλείς (kleís) mean in the Bible?
κλείς (kleís): Authority or access to something; metaphorically represents power to open or close spiritual realms.
Greek · G2807
κλείς
A key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively
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κλείςG2807
Pronunciationkleís
What does κλείς (kleís) mean in the Bible?
κλείς (kleís): Authority or access to something; metaphorically represents power to open or close spiritual realms.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2807?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include key (4), keys (2).
Where does κλείς (kleís) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (4), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itkey4×Luke 11:52, Revelation 3:7, Revelation 9:1, Revelation 20:1
keys2×Matthew 16:19, Revelation 1:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 16:19κλεῖδαςtokeysNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralLuke 11:52κλεῖδαtokeyNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 1:18κλεῖςtokeysNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralRevelation 3:7κλεῖνtokeyNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 9:1κλεὶςtokeyNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularRevelation 20:1κλεῖνtokeyNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 16:19
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke1Revelation4
Source forms
κλεῖν2xkleinRevelation 3:7, Revelation 20:1
κλεῖδα1xkleidaLuke 11:52
κλεῖδας1xkleidasMatthew 16:19
κλεὶς1xkleisRevelation 9:1
κλεῖς1xkleisRevelation 1:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular3xLuke 11:52, Revelation 3:7, Revelation 20:1
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural2xMatthew 16:19, Revelation 1:18
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xRevelation 9:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Authority or access to something; metaphorically represents power to open or close spiritual realms.
Strong'sG2807
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 11:45–54Source Gloss
a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:19Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
κλεῖςkleiv
a key
Read verseLuke 11:52Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κλεῖδαkleida
a key
Read verseRevelation 1:18Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
κλεῖςkleiv
a key
Read verseRevelation 3:7Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κλεῖδαkleida
a key
Read verseRevelation 9:1Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
κλεὶςkleiv
a key
Read verseRevelation 20:1Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κλεῖδαkleida
a key
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (5)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRev 9:11×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 11:52 · Rev 3:7 · Rev 20:13×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 16:19 · Rev 1:182×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
key
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
κλείς is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Symbolizes authority over access to divine knowledge.Luke 11:45–54
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