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καλέω

kaleōto call: callHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb148 occurrences20 books140 verses

Definition

καλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for קרא ;]

1. to call, summon: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 20:8; 25:14, Mark 3:31, Luke 19:13, Acts 4:18; before ἐκ, Matthew 2:15 (LXX); metaphorically, 1 Peter 2:9.

2. to call to one's house, invite: Luke 14:16, 1 Corinthians 10:27, Revelation 19:9; εἰς τ. γάμους, Matthew 22:3, 9 Luke 14:8, 9 John 2:2; ὁ καλέσας, Luke 7:39; οἱ κεκλημένοι, Matthew 22:8; metaphorically, of inviting to partake of the blessings of the kingdom of God (Dalman, Words, 118f.): Romans 8:30; 9:24, 25, 1 Corinthians 7:17, 18; before εἰς, 1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Timothy 6:12; ὁ καλῶν (καλέσας), of God, Galatians 1:6; 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 1 Peter 1:15, 2 Peter 1:3; οἱ κεκλκλημένοι, Hebrews 9:15; before ἐν (ἐπί), 1 Corinthians 7:15, Galatians 5:13, Ephesians 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 4:7; κλήσει, Ephesians 4:1, 2 Timothy 1:9.

3. to call, name call by name: pass., Matthew 2:23, Luke 1:32, al.; καλούμενος, Luke 7:11, Acts 7:58, al.; ὁ κ. (Deiss., BS, 210), Luke 6:15; 22:3; 23:33, Acts 10:1, Revelation 12:9, al.; with pred nom., Matthew 5:9, Luke 1:35, Romans 9:26, James 2:23, 1 John 3:1. (Cf. ἀντι-, ἐν-, εἰσ- (-μαι), ἐπι-, μετα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, προ-, προσ-, συν-καλέω.)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καλέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

148 total
  1. Luke 9:10καλουμένην · called
    Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
  2. Luke 10:39καλουμένη · named
    She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
  3. Luke 14:7κεκλημένους · the guests
    When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
  4. Luke 14:8κληθῇς · you are invited; κεκλημένος · invited
    “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
  5. Luke 14:9καλέσας · host who invited
    Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
  6. Luke 14:10κληθῇς · you are invited; κεκληκώς · your host
    But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
  7. Luke 14:12κεκληκότι · had invited
    Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
  8. Luke 14:13κάλει · invite
    But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
  9. Luke 14:16ἐκάλεσεν · invited
    But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
  10. Luke 14:17κεκλημένοις · who had been invited
    When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
  11. Luke 14:24κεκλημένων · were invited
    For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
  12. Luke 15:19κληθῆναι · to be called
    I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
  13. Luke 15:21κληθῆναι · to be called
    The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
  14. Luke 19:2καλούμενος
    And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
  15. Luke 19:13καλέσας · [he] called
    Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
  16. Luke 19:29καλούμενον · of
    As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
  17. Luke 20:44καλεῖ · calls
    Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
  18. Luke 21:37καλούμενον · of
    Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
  19. Luke 22:3καλούμενον
    Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
  20. Luke 22:25καλοῦνται · call themselves
    So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
  21. Luke 23:33καλούμενον · called
    When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
  22. John 1:42κληθήσῃ · will be called
    Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
  23. John 2:2ἐκλήθη · had also been invited
    …and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
  24. Acts 1:12καλουμένου · of
    Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
  25. Acts 1:19κληθῆναι · they called
    This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
  26. Acts 1:23καλούμενον · called
    So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
  27. Acts 3:11καλουμένῃ · called
    While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
  28. Acts 4:18καλέσαντες · they called
    Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
  29. Acts 7:58καλουμένου · named
    They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  30. Acts 8:10καλουμένη · called
    …and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
  31. Acts 9:11καλουμένην
    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
  32. Acts 10:1καλουμένης · was called
    At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
  33. Acts 13:1καλούμενος · called
    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  34. Acts 14:12ἐκάλουν · they called
    Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
  35. Acts 15:22καλούμενον · called
    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
  36. Acts 15:37καλούμενον · [also] called
    Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
  37. Acts 24:2Κληθέντος · had been called in
    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
  38. Acts 27:8καλούμενον · called
    After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
  39. Acts 27:14καλούμενος · called
    But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
  40. Acts 27:16καλούμενον · called
    Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
  41. Acts 28:1καλεῖται · was called
    Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
  42. Romans 4:17καλοῦντος · calls
    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
  43. Romans 8:30ἐκάλεσεν · He also called; ἐκάλεσεν · He called
    And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
  44. Romans 9:7κληθήσεταί · will be reckoned
    Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  45. Romans 9:12καλοῦντος · calls
    …not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
  46. Romans 9:24ἐκάλεσεν · He has called
    …including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
  47. Romans 9:25Καλέσω · I will call [them]
    As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”