Sugkleio denotes shutting or holding persons or things within a limiting condition or enclosure.

The dominant use places people or all things under a stated limiting condition: Scripture confines all things under sin, people are held under law, and God shuts all up in disobedience. A separate occurrence describes enclosing a large catch of fish.

1. Held under a limiting condition · dominant

   In Galatians 3:22, the aorist active singular form occurs in the clause where Scripture places all things under sin; the APB renders this, "the Scripture confined all things under sin." In Galatians 3:23, the present passive participle describes people being held in custody under law until faith was to be revealed, while Romans 11:32 places all in disobedience in a clause that leads to mercy.

   Galatians 3:22Galatians 3:23Romans 11:32
2. Enclosing a gathered catch · rare

   In Luke 5:6, the aorist active plural form is used after the fishing action, where a great multitude of fish is within the nets; the APB renders the clause, "they enclosed a great multitude of fish."

   Luke 5:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its presentation among "confined," "being confined," "enclosed," and "shut up." These renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.