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κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως

A key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively · knowledge

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κλείς G2807 a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively
Pronunciation kleís
Authority or access to something; metaphorically represents power to open or close spiritual realms.
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γνῶσις G1108 knowledge
Pronunciation gnōsis
Knowledge of spiritual truth and God's revelation, distinct from mere intellectual wisdom or practical understanding.
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What does κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως (kleida tēs gnōseōs) mean in the Bible?

κλείς · γνῶσις is a Greek word meaning "key of knowledge".

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Meaning

key of knowledge
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 9:1 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 11:52 · Rev 3:7 · Rev 20:1 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 16:19 · Rev 1:18 2×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love 1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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