κλείς, ἡ,
gen. κλειδός; Att. acc. κλεῖν, v.infr. 1.3, 111, later κλεῖδα AP 6.306 (Aristo), Plu. Art. 9: pl. κλεῖδες, κλεῖδας, contr. κλεῖς, v. infr. 111, dat. κλεισίν Pl. Ax. 371b: - Ion. κληΐς [ ῑ], κληῗδος, κληῗδα, etc. (Hom. uses only the Ion. form): - Dor. κλᾱΐς, κλαΐδος [ῐ ] Simon. 23, Pi. P. 9.39; but acc. pl. κλᾱῗδας ib. 8.4; acc. κλαῖδα or κλᾷδα Call. Cer. 45; cf. κλᾴξ: - Aeol. κλᾶϊς (κλαῖς cod.) · μοχλός, Hsch.; κλάϊς acc. κλάϊν Et.Gud. ap.Schaefer Greg.Cor. p.584: pl. κλᾷδες κλᾶδες cod.) · ζυγά, Hsch.: - old Att. κλῄς, κλῇδος, acc. κλῇδα E. Med. 212 (anap.), 661 (lyr.): κλείς and κλῄς in the same Att. Inscr., IG 22.1414.44 and 47. (κλᾱϝῑς, cf. Lat. clavis, claudo.)
I
1 bar, bolt, θύρας σταθμοῖσιν ἐπῆρσε (sc. Hera, from within) κληῗδι κρυπτῇ Il. 14.168, cf. Od. 21.241; κληῗδος ἱμάς ib. 4.802, cf. 838; ἐπὶ δὲ κληῗδ’ ἐτάνυσσεν ἱμάντι 1.442; = ἐπιβλής, Il. 24.455.
2. catch or hook, passed through the door from the outside to catch the strap (ἱμάς) attached to the bar (ὀχεύς), ἐν δὲ κληῗδ’ ἧκε, θυρέων δ’ ἀνέκοπτεν ὀχῆας ἄντα τιτυσκομένη Od. 21.47, cf. 50; οἴξασα κληῗδι θύρας Il. 6.89; δοιοὶ δ’ ἔντοσθεν ὀχῆες εἶχον ἐπημοιβοί, μία δὲ κληῒς ἐπαρήρει 12.456, cf. Parm. 1.14.
3. later, key, τὴν κλεῖν ἐφέλκεται Lys. 1.13; κλεῖν παρακλείδιον a false key, Pl.Com. 77: pl., κλῇδας οἶδα δώματος A. Eu. 827, cf. E. Ba. 448; Λακωνικὴ κ. Men. 343; κυριεύσοντα τῶν κ. OGI 229.56 (Smyrna, iii B.C.); of a sacred key carried in processions, SIG 900.14 (Panamara, iv A.D.), 996.24 (Smyrna, perh. i A.D.).
4. metaph., Ἁσυχία βουλᾶν τε καὶ πολέμων ἔχοισα κλαῗδας Pi. P. 8.4, cf. 9.39; ἔστι κἀμοὶ κλῂς ἐπὶ γλώσσῃ, of silence, A. Fr. 316, cf. S. OC 1052 (lyr.); καθαρὰν ἀνοῖξαι κλῇδα φρενῶν E. Med. 661 (lyr.); κλῇδας γάμου φυλάττει, of Hera, Ar. Th. 976 (lyr.); of the key to a problem, Vett.Val. 179.4.
II
1. hook or tongue of a clasp, Od. 18.294.
2. stop-cock, Hero Spir. 1.25.
III collar-bone, prob. so called from its hook shape (v. supr. 1.2), Hom. (only in Il.), ὅθι κληῒς ἀποέργει αὐχένα τε στῆθός τε 8.325; κληῗδα παρ’ ὦμον πλῆξ’, ἀπὸ δ’ αὐχένος ὦμον ἐέργαθεν ἠδ’ ἀπὸ νώτου 5.146; ᾗ κληῗδες ἀπ’ ὤμων αὐχέν’ ἔχουσι 22.324, cf. Hp. Aër. 7, Art. 13; πᾳῖσον ἐμᾶς ὑπὸ κλῇδος S. Tr. 1035; τὴν κλεῖν συνετρίβην And. 1.61; τὴν κλεῖν κατεαγώς D. 18.67: pl., Diog. Apoll.6, etc.; τὰ πλάγια καὶ τὰς κλεῖδας Arist. HA 513b35; αἱ κλεῖδες (v.l. κλεῖς) καὶ αἱ πλευραί, of the crocodile, ib. 516a28; κλεῖδες ὀπταί roast shoulder-bones of the tunny (with play on 1.3, visible keys, opp. κρυπταὶ κλεῖδες of the Laconians), Aristopho 7.2, cf. Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 8.357a. rowing bench in a ship, freq. in Od., always in pl.; ἐπὶ κληῗσι καθίζειν 2.419, etc.; κληΐδεσσιν ἐφήμενοι 12.215; once in Il., πεντήκοντ’ ἔσαν ἄνδρες ἐπὶ κληῗσιν 16.170; δησάμενοι.. ἐπὶ κληῗσιν ἐρετμά Od. 8.37. of promontories, straits, etc., Κληῗδες or Κληΐδες τῆς Κύπρου Hdt. 5.108, cf. Str. 14.6.3; πόντου κλῇδ ’, of the Bosporus, E. Med. 212 (lyr.). in pl., sacred chaplets, Id. Tr. 256 (anap.) (Ephes., acc. to Hsch.). in versification, clausula, cadence, Sch. Ar. Pax 1127.
G2807 — κλείς
κλειδός, accusative κλεῖδα and κλεῖν ([Luk 11:52]; [Rev 3:7]), accusative plural κλεῖδας and κλείς ([Mat 16:19]; [Rev 1:18]; cf. Kühner, § 130, i., p. 357; Winers Grammar, 65 (63), cf. Buttmann, 24 (22); (WH's Appendix, p. 157)), ἡ (from Homer down); a key. Since the keeper of the keys has the power to open and to shut, the word κλείς is figuratively used in the N. T. to denote power and authority of various kinds (cf. B. D., under the word ) viz. τοῦ φρέατος, to open or unlock the pit, [Rev 9:1], cf. ; τῆς ἀβύσσου, to shut, [Rev 20:1], cf. ; τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾅδου, the power to bring back into life from Hades and to leave there, [Rev 1:18]; τῆς γνώσεως, the ability and opportunity to obtain knowledge, [Luk 11:52]; τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν (see βασιλεία, 3 e., p. 97b under the end), [Mat 16:19]; τοῦ Δαυίδ, the power of David (who is a type of the Messiah, the second David), i. e. of receiving into the Messiah's kingdom and of excluding from it, [Rev 3:7] (apparently after [Isa 22:22], where ἡ κλείς οἴκου Δαυίδ is given to the steward of the royal palace).
κλείς , - δός ,
Att. . acc , κλεῖν , later - εῖδα , pl ., κλεῖδες , - ας , contr ., - εῖς , ἡ ,
[in LXX for H4668, [Isa 22:22], al. ;]
a key. Fig., τ . βασιλείας τ . οὐρανῶν , [Mat 16:19]; τ . γνώσεως , [Luk 11:52]; of David ( cf. LXX , l.c .), [Rev 3:7]; τ . θανάτου κ . τ . ᾅδου , [Rev 1:18]; τ . ἀβύσσαυ , [Rev 20:1]; τ . φρέατος τῆς ἀ ., [Rev 9:1]. †