What does συγκλείω (synkleíō) mean in the Bible?
συγκλείω (synkleíō): Confines completely on all sides; metaphorically describes divine restriction of human capacity or choice.
Greek · G4788
συγκλείω
To confine
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συγκλείω G4788
Pronunciation synkleíō
What does συγκλείω (synkleíō) mean in the Bible?
συγκλείω (synkleíō): Confines completely on all sides; metaphorically describes divine restriction of human capacity or choice.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4788?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include confined (1), has consigned (1), locked up (1), they caught (1).
Where does συγκλείω (synkleíō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (2), Luke (1), Romans (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 It confined 1× Galatians 3:22
has consigned 1× Romans 11:32
locked up 1× Galatians 3:23
they caught 1× Luke 5:6
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 5:6 συνέκλεισαν to they caught Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Romans 11:32 συνέκλεισεν to has consigned Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Galatians 3:22 συνέκλεισεν to confined Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Galatians 3:23 συνκλειόμενοι to locked up Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 5:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Romans 1 Galatians 2
Source forms
συνέκλεισεν 2x synekleisen Romans 11:32, Galatians 3:22
συνέκλεισαν 1x synekleisan Luke 5:6
συνκλειόμενοι 1x synkleiomenoi Galatians 3:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Romans 11:32, Galatians 3:22
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 5:6
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Galatians 3:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Confines completely on all sides; metaphorically describes divine restriction of human capacity or choice.
Strong's G4788
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to confine
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Confines completely on all sides; metaphorically describes divine restriction of human capacity or choice.
(Rec. συγκ-), [in LXX chiefly for סגר ;] to shut together, enclose, shut in on all sides: of a catch of fish, Luk.5:6; metaphorically (Psa.31:9, al.), Rom.11:32, Gal.3:22-23.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 5:6 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
συνέκλεισαν sunekleisan
I enclose, shut in
Read verse Romans 11:32 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
συνέκλεισε sunekleisen
I enclose, shut in
Read verse Galatians 3:22 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
συνέκλεισεν sunekleisen
I enclose, shut in
Read verse Galatians 3:23 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συγκεκλεισμένοι sugkekleismenoi
I enclose, shut in
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 4 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Rom 11:32 · Gal 3:22 · Luke 5:6 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Gal 3:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 1
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3 participle 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
συγκλείω is built from these roots:
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