κατακλῄειν

From LSJ

φύγωμεν οὖν τὴν συνήθειαν ... ἄγχει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τῆς ἀληθείας ἀποτρέπει → so let's stay away from the habitual ... it strangles us, turns us away from the truth

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also: κατακλείω, κατακλῄω) bar, fasten, lock, secure, block up, shut in, shut up