Lexicon / G7016
ἐγκλείω
egkleiō
  • to lock up

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Glosses: to lock up

1. to shut in, close gates, (Herdotus Historicus)

2. to shut or confine within : Pass. ἑρκέων ἐγκεκλῃμένος (for ἐντὸς ἑρκέων κεκλῃμένος); (Sophocles Tragicus); δόμοις ἐγκεκλῃμένος (Sophocles Tragicus)

3. generally to confine , γλῶσσαν ἐγκλῄσας (Sophocles Tragicus)

4. Mid. to shut oneself up in , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)