- Original: κλείς - Transliteration: Kleis - Phonetic: klice - Definition: 1. a key a. since the keeper of the keys has the power to open and to shut b. metaph. in the NT to denote power and authority of various kinds - Origin: from G2808 - TDNT entry: 15:24,4 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G2808 ; a key (as shutting a lock) literally or figuratively: - key. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • key, 2 Revelation 9:1; Revelation 20:1