Keraia
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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. Romans 9:26κληθήσονται · they will be called
    …and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:9ἐκλήθητε · has called you
    God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:15κέκληκεν · has called
    But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:17κέκληκεν · has called
    Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:18ἐκλήθη · when he was called; κέκληταί · when called
    Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:20ἐκλήθη · when he was called
    Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
  7. 1 Corinthians 7:21ἐκλήθης · when you were called
    Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
  8. 1 Corinthians 7:22κληθεὶς · when he was called; κληθεὶς · when he was called
    For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
  9. 1 Corinthians 7:24ἐκλήθη · when God called him
    Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
  10. 1 Corinthians 10:27καλεῖ · invites
    If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
  11. 1 Corinthians 15:9καλεῖσθαι · to be called
    For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  12. Galatians 1:6καλέσαντος · called
    I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
  13. Galatians 1:15καλέσας · called [me]
    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  14. Galatians 5:8καλοῦντος · who calls
    Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
  15. Galatians 5:13ἐκλήθητε · were called
    For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  16. Ephesians 4:1ἐκλήθητε · you have received
    As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
  17. Ephesians 4:4ἐκλήθητε · you were called
    There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
  18. Colossians 3:15ἐκλήθητε · you were called
    Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
  19. 1 Thessalonians 2:12καλοῦντος · calls
    …encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
  20. 1 Thessalonians 4:7ἐκάλεσεν · called
    For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
  21. 1 Thessalonians 5:24καλῶν · calls
    The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
  22. 2 Thessalonians 2:14ἐκάλεσεν · He called
    To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  23. 1 Timothy 6:12ἐκλήθης · you were called
    Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
  24. 2 Timothy 1:9καλέσαντος · called [us]
    He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
  25. Hebrews 2:11καλεῖν · to call
    For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
  26. Hebrews 3:13καλεῖται · it is called
    But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
  27. Hebrews 5:4καλούμενος · he must be called
    No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
  28. Hebrews 9:15κεκλημένοι · are called
    Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
  29. Hebrews 11:8καλούμενος · when called
    By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
  30. Hebrews 11:18κληθήσεταί · will be reckoned
    …even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  31. James 2:23ἐκλήθη · he was called
    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  32. 1 Peter 1:15καλέσαντα · called
    But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
  33. 1 Peter 2:9καλέσαντος · called
    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  34. 1 Peter 2:21ἐκλήθητε · you were called
    For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
  35. 1 Peter 3:6καλοῦσα · [and] called
    …just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
  36. 1 Peter 3:9ἐκλήθητε · you were called
    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
  37. 1 Peter 5:10καλέσας · has called
    And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
  38. 2 Peter 1:3καλέσαντος · called
    His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
  39. 1 John 3:1κληθῶμεν · we should be called
    Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
  40. Revelation 1:9καλουμένῃ · of
    I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
  41. Revelation 11:8καλεῖται · called
    Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
  42. Revelation 12:9καλούμενος · called
    And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  43. Revelation 16:16καλούμενον · is called
    And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
  44. Revelation 19:9κεκλημένοι · are invited
    Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
  45. Revelation 19:11καλούμενος · is called
    Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
  46. Revelation 19:13κέκληται
    He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.