"to shut up together, to hem in; to enclose, Lk. 5:6; met. to band under a sweeping sentence, Rom. 11:32; Gal. 3:22; pass. to be banded under a bar of disability, Gal. 3:23*"
Definition and meaning
to shut up together, to hem in; to enclose, Lk. 5:6; met. to band under a sweeping sentence, Rom. 11:32; Gal. 3:22; pass. to be banded under a bar of disability, Gal. 3:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: συγκλείω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of synkleio (G4788) across the King James Bible.
And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
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Common questions
Strong's G4788 (synkleio) is a Greek word that means: to shut up together, to hem in; to enclose, Lk. 5:6; met. to band under a sweeping sentence, Rom. 11:32; Gal. 3:22; pass. to be banded under a bar of disability, Gal. 3:23* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word synkleio (G4788) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4788 is synkleio, a Greek word defined as: to shut up together, to hem in; to enclose, Lk. 5:6; met. to band under a sweeping sentence, Rom. 11:32; Gal. 3:22; pass. to be banded under a bar of . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
synkleio is a Greek word found in the New Testament.