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κλείς, κλειδός, ἡ (cp. Lat. ‘clavis’=key; Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; ParJer 4:4 κλεῖδας [κλεῖς cod. C]; loanw. in rabb.; Just., D. 17, 4 [ref. Mt 24:13]) acc. κλεῖδα Lk 11:52 (POxy 113, 3; LXX [Thackeray 150]) and κλεῖν Rv 3:7; 20:1 (both κλεῖδα v.l.; SIG 996, 24; POxy 1127, 25), pl. κλεῖδας Mt 16:19; 1 Cl 43:3 (OGI 229, 96 and 98; PHerm 8 II, 5; BGU 253, 18) and κλεῖς Mt 16:19 v.l.; Rv 1:18 (Ctesias [IV B.C.]: 688 Fgm. 13, 16 Jac.=Persians 14 ὸ̔ς τὰς κλεῖς πάσας τῶν βασιλείων εἶχε; POxy 729, 23 [137 A.D.]; BGU 75, 13; Just., D. 17, 4.—B-D-F §47, 3; W-S. §9, 7; Mlt-H. 131f; Mayser 272 [lit.]; Reinhold 51).① someth. used for locking, key lit. σφραγίζειν τὰς κ. 1 Cl 43:3 (ins [218 B.C.]: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ 7, ’34 p. 179, 9f κλεῖδας ἐχέτωσαν, … σφραγιζέσθωσαν).—The foll. exprs. come close to the fig. mng.: κ. τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου (ᾅδης 1) Rv 1:18 (cp. IKourion 127, 53=IDefixAudollent 22). κ. τῆς ἀβύσσου 20:1 or κ. τοῦ φρέατος τῆς ἀβύσσου 9:1 (ἄβυσσος 2; on key to the netherworld s. Paus. 5, 20, 3; PGM 4, 341–42; New Docs 1, no. 8 ln. 3 and p. 5: “the notion of Anoubis as the custodian of the keys of Hades [no. 8, 3] is a standard element in magical charms”). Likew. the portrayal of Peter as the keeper of heaven’s gate δώσω σοι τὰς κλεῖδας τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν Mt 16:19 (cp. Ctesias above; s. JGrill, D. Primat des Petrus 1904; WKöhler, ARW 8, 1905, 214ff [lit.]; ADell, ZNW 15, 1914, 27ff, esp. 33ff; VBurch, JBL 52, ’33, 147–52; HvCampenhausen, D. Schlüsselgewalt der Kirche: EvTh 4, ’37, 143–69. S. also on πέτρα 1b and Πέτρος end). ἔχειν τὴν κ. Δαυίδ (cp. Is 22:22 v.l. τὴν κ. οἴκου Δ.) hold the key of David Rv 3:7 (GMinestrina, Bibbia e oriente 20, ’78, 182; on authority over the keys cp. Parmenides 1, 14 Δίκη ἔχει κληῖδας, i.e., of the gate that leads to the realm of light and knowledge; OGI 229, 56 [III B.C.] κυριεύσοντα τῶν κλειδῶν; likewise Polyb. 4, 18, 2. The phrase ἔχειν τὰς κλεῖς= hold the keys Rv 1:18; cp. 3:7; 20:1 is as early as Pind., P. 8, 4).② a means of acquiring access to someth., key fig. (for other types of fig. use s. Diod S 2, 8, 3 καθαπερεὶ τὰς κλεῖς ἔχειν=hold the keys as it were; Artem. 3, 54 κλείς is a symbol of πίστις=trust) αἴρειν τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως take away the key (to the door) of knowledge Lk 11:52; cp. here the badly damaged apocryphal gospel fragment POxy 655, 41–46 (A Syn. 194, 135) and the restoration [τὴν κλεῖδα] τῆς [γνώσεως]. AHultgren, Forum 7, 91, 165–82.—B. 468f. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. -
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Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `bar, bolt' (sec. `rowing bench', Leumann Hom. Wörter 209), ` hook, key, collar bone' (Il.).Other forms: κλειδός, κλεῖν (late κλεῖδα), older κλῄς, κλῃδός, κλῃ̃δα (on the notation Schwyzer 201f.), ep. Ion. κληΐς, - ῖδος, - ῖδα, Dor. κλᾱΐς, - ῖδος beside - ίδος (Simon., Pi.; Aeol.?, cf. Schwyzer 465), besides κλᾳξ (Theoc.), κλαικος, - κα (Epid., Mess.)Dialectal forms: Myc.. karawiporo = κλαϜι-φόροςCompounds: Compp., e. g. κλειδ-οῦχος ( κλῃδ-) m. f. `key-holder' (inscr.), κατα-κλείς, - κληΐς `lock, case, quiver' (Att.; from κατα-κλείω);Derivatives: Diminut. κλειδίον (Ar., Arist.); κλειδᾶς m. `lock-smith' (pap., inscr., Empire); late denomin. κλειδόω (Smyrna, pap.) with κλείδωσις (sch.), - ωμα (Suid.). - Old denomin. κλείω, Oldatt. κλῄω, Ion. κληΐω (Hdt.), late κλῄζω ( Hymn. Is., AP), Theoc. κλᾳζω, aor. ep. Ion. κληϊ̃σαι, κληΐσσαι (Od.), Oldatt. κλῃ̃σαι, Att. κλεῖσαι, pass. κληϊσθῆναι, κλῃσθῆναι, κλεισθῆναι (Ion. resp. Att.), κλᾳσθῆναι (Theoc.), fut. κλῄσω (Th.), κλείσω, perf. κέκλῃκα (Ar.), κέκλεικα (hell.), midd. κέκλῃμαι (-ήϊμαι), κέκλειμαι, Dor. κέκλᾳνται (Epich.); after it Dor. aor. ( κλαΐξαι) κλᾳ̃ξαι, pass. κλαιχθείς, fut. κλᾳξῶ (Theoc., Rhod.), backformed present ποτι-κλᾳγω (Heracl.), often with prefix, esp. ἀπο-, κατα-, συν-, `shut, block'. From there κλήϊθρον, κλῃ̃θρον, κλεῖθρον, κλᾳ̃θρον `lock, block' (IA. h. Merc. 146, Dor.) with κλειθρίον (Hero), κλειθρία `key-hole' (Luc.; cf. Scheller Oxytonierung 54), κλάϊστρον (Pi.), κλεῖστρον (Luc.) `lock', κλῃ̃σις, κλεῖσις (Th., Aen. Tact.), κλεῖσμα, κλεισμός (hell.; also ἀπόκλῃσις etc. from ἀπο-κλείω etc.); verbal adj. κληϊστός, κλῃστός, κλειστός (ep. IA.), κλαικτός ( κλᾳκτός) `what can be locked' (Argiv., Mess.). - On κλεισίον s. κλίνω.Etymology: Ion. Att. κλη(Ϝ)ῑ-δ- and Dor. κλᾱ(Ϝ)ῑ-κ- are dental- resp. velar enlargements of an ῑ-stem, which can still be seen in κληΐω. (Diff. Debrunner Mus. Helv. 3, 45ff.: κληΐω backformation from κληι̃̈̈ (δ)-σαι, from κληϊ̄δ-, cf. κληϊσ-τός). Att. κλεῖν can be easily explained (with Debrunner l. c.; also Schulze Kl. Schr. 419) as analogical to κλείς ( ναῦς: ναῦν a. o.). The ῑ-stem is based on a noun *κλᾱϜ(-ο)- like e. g. κνημί̄-δ- on κνήμη, χειρί̄-δ- on χείρ (Schwyzer 465, Chantraine Formation 346f.). - An exact agreement of the basic word can be found in Lat. clāvus `nail, pin', beside which, with the same meaning as the derived κληΐς, clāvis `key, block'; because of the semantic identity a loan from Greek has been considered, cf. Ernout-Meillet s. v. and (rejecting) W.-Hofmann 1, 230. (But clātrī pl. `lattice-work' from pl. Dor. κλᾳ̃θρα). Further there is a Celtic word, e. g. OIr. clō, pl. clōi `nail' (Lat. LW [loanword]?). Slavic has a few words with an eu-diphthong, IE. *klē̆u-, e. g. OCS a. Russ. ključь `key', SCr. kljȕka `hook, ey, clamp'. - The original meaning of the word was prob. `nail, pin, hook', instruments, of old use for locking doors. - More forms in Pok. 604f., W.-Hofmann s. claudō, Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. s. kliū́ti.Page in Frisk: 1,867-868Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κλείς
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Aκλεῖδα AP 6.306
([place name] Aristo), Plu.Art.9: pl.κλεῖδες, κλεῖδας, [var] contr. κλεῖς, v. infr. 111, dat. :—[dialect] Ion. [full] κληΐς [ῑ], κληῗδος, κληῗδα, etc. (Hom. uses only the [dialect] Ion. form):—[dialect] Dor. [full] κλᾱΐς, κλαΐδος [ῐ] Simon.23, Pi.P.9.39; but acc. pl. κλᾱῗδας ib.8.4; acc. κλαῖδα orκλᾷδα Call.Cer.45
; cf. κλᾴξ:—[dialect] Aeol. [full] κλᾶϊς ( κλαῖς cod.)· μοχλός, Hsch.; κλάϊς acc. κλάϊν Et.Gud.ap.Schaefer Greg.Cor.p.584: pl. κλᾷδες κλᾶδες cod.)· ζυγά, Hsch.:—old [dialect] Att. [full] κλῄς, κλῇδος, acc. (anap.), 661 (lyr.): κλείς and κλῄς in the same [dialect] Att. Inscr., IG22.1414.44 and 47. ( κλᾱϝῑς, cf. Lat. clavis, claudo.)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; ; = ἐπιβλής, Il.24.455.2 catch or hook, passed through the door from the outside to catch the strap ([etym.] ἱμάς ) attached to the bar ([etym.] 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. OGI229.56
(Smyrna, iii B.C.); of a sacred key carried in processions, SIG900.14 (Panamara, iv A.D.), 996.24 (Smyrna, perh. i A.D.).4 metaph., , 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.III collar-bone, prob. so called from its hook shape (v. supr. 1.2), Hom. (only in Il.), ;κληῗδα παρ' ὦμον πλῆξ', ἀπὸ δ' αὐχένος ὦμον ἐέργαθεν ἠδ' ἀπὸ νώτου 5.146
; , 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.IV rowing bench in a ship, freq. in Od., always in pl.;ἐπὶ κληῗσι καθίζειν 2.419
, etc.;κληΐδεσσιν ἐφήμενοι 12.215
; once in Il., ;δησάμενοι.. ἐπὶ κληῗσιν ἐρετμά Od.8.37
.V of promontories, straits, etc., Κληῗδες orΚληΐδες τῆς Κύπρου Hdt.5.108
, cf.Str.14.6.3; πόντου κλῇδ', of the Bosporus, E.Med. 212 (lyr.).VI in pl., sacred chaplets, Id.Tr. 256 (anap.) (Ephes., acc. to Hsch.). -
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κληίς, ῖδος (Att. κλείς): (1) bolt, bar (see cuts Nos. 29 and 35, both from Egyptian originals); cut No. 56, in four compartments, shows above the open, below the closed door: on the left as seen from within; on the right from without. c, g, f, mark the place of the key - hole, through which the thong ( ἱμάς, Od. 1.442) ran, and the key was passed by which the bolt was first lifted (as is seen at g), ἀνέκοψεν, and then pushed back, ἀπῶσαν. The adjoining cut (No. 68), from a Greek sepulchral monument, as well as No. 29, presupposes double bolts, and above on the right we see the key as it is applied, and below on the other half of the door the loosened thong. These bolts of double doors are also called ἐπιβλής, ὀχῆες. κρυπτῇ, with hidden, concealed bolt.— (2) key, better described as hook, Il. 12.456. (See cut No. 56, f, g.)— (3) collar - bone.— (4) curved tongue of a buckle, Od. 18.294. (See cut No. 97.)— (5) pl., thole-pins, rowlocks, ἐπὶ κληῖσι, to which the oars were made fast by a thong, and round which they played, see cuts Nos. 120 and 32; for later, different arrangements, see cuts Nos. 38, 60, and the Assyrian war - ship, cut No. 37. ἐπὶ κληῖσι, translate, at the oars.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > κληίς
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ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)ἐνδόσεϊ, ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem dat sg (epic)ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem dat sg (attic ionic) -
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ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)ἐνδόσεϊ, ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem dat sg (epic)ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem dat sg (attic ionic) -
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βαλανάγρᾱ, βαλανάγραkey: fem nom /voc /acc dualβαλανάγρᾱ, βαλανάγραkey: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic) -
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βαλανάγρᾱς, βαλανάγραkey: fem acc plβαλανάγρᾱς, βαλανάγραkey: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) -
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ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem nom /voc pl (attic epic)ἔνδοσιςstriking of the key-note: fem nom /acc pl (attic) -
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ὑποτερετίζωhum the key-note: pres ind mp 2nd sgὑποτερετίζωhum the key-note: pres ind act 3rd sg -
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A give in: hence,I give into one's hands, give up to,ἀσκὸν ἔνδος μοι E.Cyc. 510
(lyr.), etc.;ἑαυτόν τινι Pl.R. 561b
, cf. Ar.Pl. 781 (v. l.);τινὰ τοῖς πολεμίοις Pl.R. 567a
; ἐ. πόλιν surrender a city, esp. by treachery, Th.4.66, cf. X.HG7.4.14, etc.; τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις τὰ πράγματα ἐ. Th.7.48, cf. 2.65:—[voice] Pass., : impers., οὐδὲν ἐνεδίδοτο ἀπὸ τῶν ἔνδον no sign of surrender was made, Arr.An.1.20.6.4 [voice] Pass., to be interposed,ἐνδοθεισῶν ὀλίγων ἡμερῶν Aët.13.121
.II lend, afford, ἐνδιδόναι τινὶ Χερὸς στηρίγματα lend him a supporting hand, E.IA 617; ἐ. ἀφορμάς give an occasion, Id.Hec. 1239; ;πρόφασίν τινι κακῷ γενέσθαι Th.2.87
, cf. D.18.158;καιρόν Id.4.18
; ἐ. ὑποψίαν ὡς .. give ground for suspicion that.., Pl.Lg. 887e;ἐλπίδας τινί τινος Plu.Alc.14
:—cause, excite,λὺγξ σπασμὸν ἐνδιδοῦσα Th.2.49
; ποθήν, δίψαν, Aret.SA2.1, CA 1.10;τάδε τῆς ψυχῆς τοῦ στομάχου -όντος εἶναι δεῖ τὴν πάθην Id.SD 2.6
.III show, exhibit,δικαιοσύνην καὶ πιστότητα ἐνέδωκαν, ἄχαρι δὲ οὐδέν Hdt.7.52
; μαλακὸν ἐνδιδόναι οὐδέν show no sign of flagging, Id.3.51, 105, Ar.Pl. 488;ἢν δ' ἐνδιδῷ τι μαλθακόν E.Hel. 508
;ἵνα σοὶ μηδὲν ἐνδοίην πικρόν Id.Andr. 225
.IV grant, concede, εἰ δ' ἐνδιδοίης, ὥσπερ ἐνδίδως, λόγον ib. 965; ἐ. οὐδέν make no concession, Th. 2.12; ἐ. τι make a concession, ib.18;ἐ. ὁποσονοῦν Id.4.37
;κἂν παίζων τίς σοι ἐνδῷ ὁτιοῦν Pl.Grg. 499b
.V intr., allow, permit,ὅσον ἐνέδωκαν αἱ μοῖραι Hdt.1.91
; give in, give way, οὐ πρότερον ἐνέδοσαν ἢ .. Th.2.65; ὡς εἶδον αὐτοὺς ἐνδόντας ib.81; flag, fail, ; τὸ ἐνδιδόν the weak spot, Luc.Anach.26; ἐ. τινί yield to..,οἴκτῳ Th.3.37
;ἀλλήλοις Id.4.44
;τῇ τῶν πλειόνων γνώμῃ D.Prooem.34
;τῇ διακρίσει Dam.Pr. 303
;πρὸς ὕπνον Plu.Sull. 28
; ἐ. πρὸς τὰς διαλύσεις show an inclination towards.., Id.Flam. 9.2 of ailments, abate, Aret.SA1.10; but ἢν τὸ οὖρον μὴ ἐνδῷ does not pass, Hp.Prog.19:—in S.OC 1076, Elmsl. restored ἐνδώσειν from Sch.3 of elastic substances, give way, yield, οἰσοφάγος ἐ. Arist.PA 664a34; of the air, Id.Pr. 937b34; of trees, be flexible, Thphr. HP5.6.1; of the flanks and eyes, fall in, Arist.Pr. 876a37, cf. GA 747a16; of a corpse, decompose, Parth.31.2; of a funeral-pile, Thphr. HP9.3.3; ἐρείσματα ἐ. the props give way, Plb.5.100.5.4 εἴσω ἐνδιδοῖ τὸ ἄλγος penetrates inwardly, Aret.CA1.10.VI give the key-note of a tune, strike up,τοῖς ἵπποις τὸ ὀρχηστικὸν μέλος Arist.Fr. 583
: abs.,ἡγεῖτο.. εῖς ἀνήρ, ὃς ἐνεδίδου τοῖς ἄλλοις τὰ τῆς ὀρχήσεως σχήματα D.H.7.72
, cf. Luc.Rh.Pr.13; τὰ ἐνδιδόμενα orders, words of command, Arr.Tact.31.6: metaph., give the key-note, of a speech, Arist.Rh. 1414b26; cf. ἐνδόσιμος (but ἐ. φωνήν cry aloud, LXXNu.14.1):τοῖς μεθ' ἑαυτὸ τὴν γόνιμον ἐ. πρόοδον Procl.Inst. 152
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ἐνδόσιμος, ον,A serving as a prelude,ᾆσμα Artem.2.66
; ψαλμὸς ἐ. τῇ ᾠδῇ, Suid.: but usu. neut. ἐνδόσιμον, τό ( τὸ πρὸ τῆς ᾠδῆς κιθάρισμα, Hsch.); that which gives the key to the tune, in music, Arist.Rh. 1414b24, Mu. 399a19, Hld.3.2, Ael.NA11.1, Poll.1.210: metaph., key-note of a speech, Arist.Rh. 1415a7, Pol. 1339a13, cf. Max.Tyr.7.7, Jul.Ep. 186: generally, signal for a race, Hld.4.3; [ πρόβατα]πρὸς τὰ ἐ. τῆς σύριγγος ποιμαινόμενα Id.5.14
: metaph., τὸ τοῦ καιροῦ καὶ τῆς ὥρας ἐ. Id.4.16;τοῦ φιλοσοφεῖν ἐ. ἔδωκαν Phld.Acad.Ind.p.5M.
;ὥσπερ ἐ. ἕξει πρός τι Plu.2.73b
;τοῦ λογισμοῦ τὸ ἐ. παρεσχηκότος Porph.Sent. 32
, cf. Luc.Symp.30 (alsoἐ. παρασχέσθαι Dam.Pr. 415
);λαβεῖν Luc. Alex.19
;μέχρις ἂν τὸ ἐ. τῆς διαλύσεως σημήνῃ M.Ant.11.20
;ἐ. τοῖς στρατιώταις ἔργῳ διδούς Hdn.3.6.10
(so prob. as Adj., [ σιτία] ἐ. τῇ πέψει giving the signal for digestion, Plu.2.131c).II yielding, τὸ ἐ. καὶ πειθήνιον ib.442c, cf. Max.Tyr.1.2, Hld.9.4; of arguments, easily refuted,κατηγόρησεν ἐνδόσιμα Hyp.Fr. 241
;ἐνδόσιμα προτείνειν D.H.Rh.8.15
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χρῶμα, ατος, τό (cp. χρώννυμι ‘to tinge, color’)① color as hue, color (Eur., Hdt. et al.; pap, LXX; En 18:7; 98:2; TestSol 21:2; EpArist 97; Philo, Jos; loanw. in rabb.) Hv 4, 1, 10; 4, 3, 1. τῷ χρώματι in color Hs 6, 1, 5. In imagery, of the complete purity of faith among Roman Christians ἀποδιϋλισμένοι ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀλλοτρίου χρώματος filtered clear of every alien color IRo ins.② musical tone, tone-color, key, mode (Pla., Plut. et al.; Philo, Congr. Erud. Gr. 76) of singing in unison χρῶμα θεοῦ λαβόντες ᾂδετε get the key from God and sing IEph 4:2 (cp. Lghtf. ad loc.).—B. 1050. DELG s.v. χρώς 3. -
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key — key1 [kē] n. pl. keys [ME keye < OE cæge, akin to OFris kei, kēia, to secure, guard] 1. an instrument, usually of metal, for moving the bolt of a lock and thus locking or unlocking something 2. any of several instruments or mechanical devices… … English World dictionary
key to — ˈkey to [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they key to he/she/it keys to present participle keying to past tense keyed to … Useful english dictionary
Key — Key, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Keved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Keying}.] 1. To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges. Francis. [1913 Webster] 2. (Computers) To enter (text, data) using keys, especially those on a keyboard; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
key — adj: of vital importance (as in a business organization) esp. so as to be specially insured to the benefit of an employer key man key employee insurance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
key — Ⅰ. key [1] ► NOUN (pl. keys) 1) a small piece of shaped metal which is inserted into a lock and rotated to open or close it. 2) an instrument for grasping and turning a screw, peg, or nut. 3) a lever depressed by the finger in playing an… … English terms dictionary
key — key, a. Essential; most important; as, the key fact in the inquiry; the president was the key player inthe negotiations. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English