Strong's Number G2807
κλείς
kleis · klice
Transliteration:
kleis{klice}
Word Origin:
from 2808
TDNT:
3:744,439
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Strong's Definition:
a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively
Usage in the KJV:
Definition:
- a key
- since the keeper of the keys has the power to open and to shut
- metaph. in the NT to denote power and authority of various kinds
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