καλέω kaleō · G2564H

to call: name

καλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for קרא ; ] ; 1. to call, summon: with accusative of person(s), Mat.20:8 25:14, Mrk.3:31, Luk.19:13, Act.4:18; before ἐκ, Mat.2:15 (LXX); metaphorically, 1Pe.2:9. ; 2. to call to one's house, invite: Luk.14:16, 1Co.10:27, Rev.19:9; εἰς τ. γάμους, Mat.22:3, 9 Luk.14:8, 9 Jhn.2:2; ὁ καλέσας, Luk.7:39; οἱ κεκλημένοι, Mat.22:8; metaphorically, of inviting to partake of the blessings of the kingdom of God (Dalman, Words, 118f.): Rom.8:30 9:24, 25 1Co.7:17, 18; before εἰς, 1Co.1:9, 1Th.2:12, 1Ti.6:12; ὁ καλῶν (καλέσας), of God, Gal.1:6 5:8, 1Th.5:24, 1Pe.1:15, 2Pe.1:3; οἱ κεκλκλημένοι, Heb.9:15; before ἐν (ἐπί), 1Co.7:15, Gal.5:13, Eph.4:4, 1Th.4:7; κλήσει, Eph.4:1, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κᾰλέω, ; Aeolic dialect κάλημι (which see), Epic dialect infinitive καλήμεναι []: Ionic dialect imperfect καλέεσκον []; 3rd.pers. singular κάλεσκε []: future, Ionic dialect καλέω [], Attic dialect καλῶ []aorist 1 subjunctive): aorist 1 ἐκάλεσα, Epic dialect ἐκάλεσσα, κάλεσσα, [] (late Epic dialect ἔκλησα []: perfect κέκληκα []:—middle, Attic dialect future καλοῦμαι []; later καλέσομαι (ἐκ-, ἐπι-) uncertain reading in []: aorist 1 ἐκαλεσάμην []; Epic dialect καλεσσάμην []:—passive, future …

Where it's used 8 times

Luke 2:21 · Luke 19:2 · Luke 22:3 · Acts 7:58 · Acts 10:1 · Romans 9:7 · Hebrews 11:18 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G2564H; TFLSJ G2564H

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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