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κλητός klētos · G2822

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called

κλητός, -ή, -όν; (καλέω), [in LXX for קָרָא, מִקְרָא, Exo.12:16, al. ; ] ; called, invited (as to a banquet, Æsch., 1Sa 1:41, 3Ma.5:14); in NT, always of the Divine call; (a) to some office: κ. ἀπόστολος, Rom.1:1, 1Co.1:1; (b) to salvation: Rom.8:28, 1Co.1:24, Ju 1; κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί, Rev.17:14; in gosp. (not in pl., see: καλέω) disting. fr.ἐκλεκτός, Mat.20:16 (WH, txt., R, omit), Mat.22:14; κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Rom.1:6; κ. ἅγιοι, saints by calling, Rom.1:7, 1Co.1:2.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κλητ-ός, ή, όν, ; invited, []; welcome, []; 2 called out, chosen, []; 3 invoked, []; 4 summoned to court, []; II substantive κλητή (i.e. ἐκκλησία), ἡ, convocation, []

Where it's used 12 times

Matthew 20:16 · Matthew 22:14 · Luke 14:24 · Romans 1:1 · Romans 1:6 · Romans 1:7 · Romans 8:28 · 1 Corinthians 1:1 · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · Jude 1:1 · Revelation 17:14

Source: TBESG G2822; TFLSJ G2822

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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