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Koine Greek wordlink #155840

SR GNT Rev 1:18 κλεῖς (kleis) ‘and I am having the keys of death and of Haidaʸs’ Strongs=28070 Lemma=kleis
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form κλεῖς (N-AFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κλεῖς’ (N-AFP) is always and only glossed as ‘keys’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kleis’ have 2 different glosses: ‘key’, ‘keys’.

Greek words (1) other than κλεῖς (N-AFP) with a gloss related to ‘keys’

MAT 16:19 κλεῖδας (kleidas) N-AFP ‘I will_be giving to you the keys of the kingdom of the’ SR GNT Mat 16:19 word 6

OET-LV: 19 I _will _be _giving the keys of _the kingdom of _the heavens, to _you, and whatever if you _may _bind on the earth, will _be having _been _bound in the heavens, and whatever if you _may _untie/release on the earth, will _be having _been _untied/released in the heavens. (MAT_16:19)

OET-RV: 19 I’ll give you the keys of the heavenly kingdom, and whatever you restrain on the earth will be restrained in the heavens, and whatever you free on the earth, will be freed in the heavens.” (MAT 16:19)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural