1. to shut in, close gates, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. to shut or confine within : Pass., ἑρκέων ἐγκεκλῃμένος (for ἐντὸς ἑρκέων κεκλῃμένος); (Sophocles Tragicus); δόμοις ἐγκεκλῃμένος (Sophocles Tragicus) 3. generally to confine , γλῶσσαν ἐγκλῄσας (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. Mid. to shut oneself up in , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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G7016 — ἐγκλείω
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egkleiō · to lock up · Greek
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