- Original: κλείω - Transliteration: Kleio - Phonetic: kli'-o - Definition: 1. to shut, shut up 2. metaph. a. to cause the heavens to withhold rain b. to shut up compassion so that it is like a thing inaccessible to one, to be devoid of pity towards one c. to obstruct the entrance into the kingdom of heaven - Origin: a primary verb - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively): - shut (up). Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • all, 1 Revelation 21:25 • shut, 5 Joh 20:19; Joh 20:26; Act 5:23; Act 21:30; Revelation 11:6 • up, 2 1 John 3:17; Revelation 20:3