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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
Shut, Shut Up
is used (a) of things material, Matthew 6:6; 25:10; Luke 11:7; John 20:19,26; Acts 5:23; 21:30; Revelation 20:3; figuratively, Revelation 21:25; (b) metaphorically, of the Kingdom of heaven, Matthew 23:13; of heaven, with consequences of famine, Luke 4:25; Revelation 11:6; of compassion, 1 John 3:17 , RV (AV, "bowels of compassion"); of the blessings accuring from the promises of God regarding David, Revelation 3:7; of a door for testimony, Revelation 3:8 .
"to shut fast" (apo, away from, and No. 1), is used in Luke 13:25 , expressing the impossibility of entrance after the closing.
lit., "to shut down" (the kata has, however, an intensive use), signifies "to shut up in confinement," Luke 3:20; Acts 26:10 . In the Sept., Jeremiah 32:3 .
see ENCLOSE.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Shut, Shut Up'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/shut-shut-up.html. 1940.
the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19