κελεύω keleuō · G2753

to order

κελεύω ; [in LXX: I Est.9:53, Tob.8:18, al., and frequently in 1-4Mac ; ] ; to urge on, bid by word of mouth, order, command (mostly of one in authority): with accusative and inf. aor., Mat.14:19, 28 18:25 27:64, Luk.18:40, Act.4:15 5:34 8:38 22:30 23:10 25:6, 17; with ellipse of accusative, Mat.8:18 14:9 27:58, Act.12:19 21:33; with accusative and inf. Pres., Act.21:34 22:24 23:3, 35 25:21 27:43; with ellipse of accusative, Act.16:22; ptcp. aor., Act.25:23.†; SYN.: see: ἐντέλλω (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κελεύω, ; Epic dialect imperfect κέλευον []: future κελεύ-σω, Epic dialect infinitive - σέμεναι []aorist ἐκέλευσα, Epic dialect κέλ- []: perfect κεκέλευκα []:—middle, aorist ἐκελευσάμην []:—passive, future -ευσθήσομαι []: aorist ἐκελεύσθην []: perfect κεκέλευσμαι []: pluperfect ἐκεκέλευστο []:—properly urge, drive on, [ἵππους] ὁ γέρων ἐφέπων μάστιγι κέλευε.. κατὰ ἄστυ []: hence, exhort, bid, ; 1 c.accusative person et infinitive, order one to do, σ᾽ ἔγωγε.. κελεύω ἐς πληθὺν ἰέναι []; ἐκέλευσε …

Where it's used 26 times

Matthew 8:18 · Matthew 14:9 · Matthew 14:19 · Matthew 14:28 · Matthew 18:25 · Matthew 27:58 · Matthew 27:64 · Luke 18:40 · Acts 4:15 · Acts 5:34 · Acts 8:38 · Acts 12:19 · Acts 16:22 · Acts 21:33 · Acts 21:34 · Acts 22:24 · Acts 22:30 · Acts 23:3 · Acts 23:10 · Acts 23:35 · Acts 24:8 · Acts 25:6 · Acts 25:17 · Acts 25:21 · Acts 25:23 · Acts 27:43

Source: TBESG G2753; TFLSJ G2753

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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