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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #2564 - καλέω

Transliteration

kaléō

Phonetics

kal-eh'-o

Origin

akin to the base of (G2753)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

3:487,394

Definition

Thayer's

to call
1. to call aloud, utter in a loud voice
2. to invite
to call i.e. to name, by name
1. to give a name to
  1. to receive the name of, receive as a name
  2. to give some name to one, call his name
2. to be called i.e. to bear a name or title (among men)
3. to salute one by name

Thayer
Strong
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Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 559 ‑ אָמַר (aw‑mar'); 935 ‑ בּוֹא (bo); 1696 ‑ דָּבַר (daw‑bar'); 1961 ‑ הָיָה (haw‑yaw'); 2142 ‑ זָכַר (zaw‑kar'); 2199 ‑ זָעַק (zaw‑ak'); 3947 ‑ לָקַח (law‑kakh'); 5954 ‑ עֲלַל (al‑al'); 7121 ‑ קָרָא (kaw‑raw'); 7311 ‑ רָמַם (room); 8034 ‑ שֵׁם (shame);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (155)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

Revelation

NAS (149)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

Revelation

HCS (145)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

Revelation

BSB (148)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

Revelation

ESV (135)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

Revelation

WEB (154)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

Revelation

RAH

V-AAD2P

V-AAD2S

V-AAD3S

V-AAI1S

V-AAI2P

V-AAI2S

V-AAI3P

V-AAI3S

193

V-AAN

V-AAO3S

V-AAPNSM

V-AAS1P

V-AAS1S

V-AAS3P

V-AAS3S

V-APD3S

V-API2S

V-API3P

V-API3S

V-APN

V-APS2S

V-APS3S

V-FAI1S

V-FAI2P

V-FAI2S

V-FAI3P

V-FAI3S

V-FPI2P

V-FPI2S

V-FPI3P

V-FPI3S

V-IAI1S

V-IAI3P

V-IAI3S

V-PAD2P

V-PAI1S

V-PAI2P

V-PAI3P

V-PAI3S

V-PAN

V-PAPNSM

V-PMI3P

V-PMI3S

V-PMPGSM

V-PMPNSM

V-PPI3S

V-XAI1S

V-XAI2P

V-XAI2S

V-XAI3S

V-XMD3S

V-XMI1S

V-XMPGPM

V-XMPNPM

V-XPI3S

V-ZMI3S

ANT

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPI-3S

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

BEZ

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

BGB

V-AIA-1S

V-AIA-3S

V-AIP-2P

V-AIP-2S

V-AIP-3S

V-AMA-2P

V-AMA-2S

V-ANA

V-ANP

V-APA-AMS

V-APA-GMS

V-APA-NMP

V-APA-NMS

V-APP-GMS

V-APP-NMS

V-APP-NNS

V-ASA-2P

V-ASP-1P

V-ASP-2P

V-ASP-2S

V-FIA-1S

V-FIA-2S

V-FIA-3P

V-FIP-2S

V-FIP-3P

V-FIP-3S

V-IIA-3P

V-PIA-2P

V-PIA-3S

V-PIM/P-3P

V-PIM/P-3S

V-PMA-2S

V-PNA

V-PNM/P

V-PPA-GMS

V-PPA-NFS

V-PPA-NMP

V-PPA-NMS

V-PPM/P-AFS

V-PPM/P-AMS

V-PPM/P-ANS

V-PPM/P-DFS

V-PPM/P-GFS

V-PPM/P-GMS

V-PPM/P-GNS

V-PPM/P-NFS

V-PPM/P-NMS

V-RIA-3S

V-RIM/P-3S

V-RPA-DMS

V-RPA-NMS

V-RPM/P-AMP

V-RPM/P-DMP

V-RPM/P-GMP

V-RPM/P-NMP

V-RPM/P-NMS

BMT

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

BYZ

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPI-3S

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

ELZ

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

NA26

CONJ

N-GSF

P-APM

V-AAD-2P

V-AAD-2S

V-AAI-3S

V-AAN

V-AAPASM

V-AAPGSM

V-AAPNPM

V-AAPNSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APPGSM

V-APPNSM

V-APPNSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAD-2S

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAPGSM

V-PAPNPM

V-PAPNSF

V-PAPNSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPPASF

V-PPPASM

V-PPPASN

V-PPPDSF

V-PPPGSF

V-PPPGSM

V-PPPGSN

V-PPPNSF

V-PPPNSM

V-XAI-3S

V-XPI-3S

V-XPPAPM

V-XPPDPM

V-XPPNPM

SBL

V-1AAIS

V-1APSP

V-1FAIS

V-2AADP

V-2AADS

V-2AASP

V-2APIP

V-2APIS

V-2APSP

V-2APSS

V-2FAIS

V-2FPIS

V-2PADS

V-2PAIP

V-3AAIS

V-3APIS

V-3FAIP

V-3FPIP

V-3FPIS

V-3IAIP

V-3PAIS

V-3PPIP

V-3PPIS

V-3XAIS

V-3XPIS

V-AAN

V-AAPASM

V-AAPGSM

V-AAPNPM

V-AAPNSM

V-APN

V-APPGSM

V-APPNSM

V-APPNSN

V-PAN

V-PAPGSM

V-PAPNPM

V-PAPNSF

V-PAPNSM

V-PPN

V-PPPASF

V-PPPASM

V-PPPASN

V-PPPDSF

V-PPPGSF

V-PPPGSM

V-PPPGSN

V-PPPNSF

V-PPPNSM

V-XAPDSM

V-XAPNSM

V-XPPAPM

V-XPPDPM

V-XPPGPM

V-XPPNPM

V-XPPNSM

SCV

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

STV

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

TIS

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NPM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPI-3S

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3P

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

V-AAI-1S

V-AAI-3S

V-AAM-2P

V-AAM-2S

V-AAN

V-AAP-ASM

V-AAP-GSM

V-AAP-NPM

V-AAP-NSM

V-AAS-2P

V-API-2P

V-API-2S

V-API-3S

V-APN

V-APP-GSM

V-APP-NSM

V-APP-NSN

V-APS-1P

V-APS-2P

V-APS-2S

V-FAI-1S

V-FAI-2S

V-FAI-3P

V-FPI-2S

V-FPI-3P

V-FPI-3S

V-IAI-3P

V-PAI-2P

V-PAI-3S

V-PAM-2S

V-PAN

V-PAP-GSM

V-PAP-NPM

V-PAP-NSF

V-PAP-NSM

V-PPI-3P

V-PPI-3S

V-PPN

V-PPP-ASF

V-PPP-ASM

V-PPP-ASN

V-PPP-DSF

V-PPP-GSF

V-PPP-GSM

V-PPP-GSN

V-PPP-NSF

V-PPP-NSM

V-RAI-3S

V-RAP-DSM

V-RAP-NSM

V-RPI-3S

V-RPP-APM

V-RPP-DPM

V-RPP-GPM

V-RPP-NPM

V-RPP-NSM

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

κᾰλέω,

Aeol. κάλημι (q.v.), inf. καλήμεναι Il. 10.125: Ion. impf. καλέεσκον 6.402; 3 sg. κάλεσκε A.R. 4.1514: fut., Ion. καλέω Il. 3.383, Att. καλῶ Pl. Smp. 175a, X. Smp. 1.15, etc.; later καλέσω LXX Genesis 16:11, al., Ph. 1.69, (παρα-) D. 8.14 codd., SIG 656.40 (Teos, ii B.C.), (ἐγ-) v.l. in D. 19.133, cf. 23.123 codd. (καλέσω in S. Ph. 1452 (anap.), Ar. Pl. 964, etc., is aor. 1 subj.): aor. 1 ἐκάλεσα, ἐκάλεσσα, κάλεσσα, Od. 17.379, Il. 16.693 (late ἔκλησα Nic. Fr. 86, late Prose ἐκάλησα Ps.Callisth. 3.35): pf. κέκληκα Ar. Pl. 260, etc.: —

Med., Att. fut. καλοῦμαι Id. Nu. 1221, Ec. 864; in pass. sense, S. El. 971, E. Or. 1140, etc.; later καλέσομαι (ἐκ-, ἐπι-) dub.l. in Aeschin. 1.174, Lycurg. 17: aor.1 ἐκαλεσάμην Hdt. 7.189, Pl. Lg. 937a; καλεσσάμην Il. 1.54, 3 pl. καλέσαντο ib. 270: —

Pass., fut. κεκλήσομαι Il. 3.138, A. Th. 698 (lyr.), Pr. 840, etc.; κληθήσομαι Pl. Lg. 681d, LXX Genesis 48:6, v.l. in E. Tr. 13: aor. ἐκλήθην Archil. 78, S. OT 1359, Ar. Th. 862, etc.: pf. κέκλημαι, Ephesians 3:1-21 pl. κεκλήαται A.R. 1.1128, Ion. κεκλέαται Hdt. 2.164; Ephesians 3:1-21 pl. plpf. κεκλήατο Il. 10.195; opt. κεκλῄμην, κεκλῇο S. Ph. 119, κεκλῄμεθα Ar. Lys. 253: late pf. κεκάλεσμαι Suid.s.v. κλητή.

1. call, summon, εἰς ἀγορὴν καλέσαντα Od. 1.90; ἐς Ὄλυμπον Il. 1.402; ἀγορήνδε, θάλαμόνδε, θάνατόνδε, Il. 20.4, Od. 2.348, Il. 16.693: c. acc. only, κεκλήατο (for -ηντο) βουλήν they had been summoned to the council, 10.195: folld. by inf., αὐτοὶ γὰρ κάλεον συμμητιάασθαι ib. 197; καιρὸς καλεῖ.. S. Ph. 466; κἄμ' ὑπηρετεῖν καλεῖς Id. El. 996; κ. τινὰ εἰς ἕ, ἐπὶ οἷ, Il. 23.203, Od. 17.330, etc.; εἰς μαρτυρίαν κληθείς Pl. Lg. 937a; ἐμὲ νῦν ἤδη καλεῖ ἡ εἱμαρμένη Id. Phd. 115a; demand, require, ἡ ἡμέρα 'κείνη εὔνουν καὶ πλούσιον ἄνδρα ἐκάλει D. 18.172: aor. Med., καλέσασθαί τινα call to oneself, freq. in , Il. 1.270, Od. 8.43, etc.; φωνῇ Il. 3.161; ἀγορήνδε λαόν 1.54; call a witness, Pl. Lg. l.c.

2. call to one's house or to a repast, invite (not in Il.), Od. 10.231, 17.382, al., 1 Corinthians 10:27; later usu. with a word added, κ. ἐπὶ δεῖπνον Hdt. 9.16 (Pass.), X. Cyr. 2.1.30, etc.; ἐς ἔρανον Pi. O. 1.37; ἐς θοίνην E. Ion 1140; ὑπὸ σοῦ κεκλημένος Pl. Smp. 174d, etc.; κληθέντες πρός τινα invited to his house, D. 19.196; ὁ κεκλημένος the guest, Damox. 2.26.

3. invoke, Δία Hdt. 1.44, cf. Pi. O. 6.58, A. Th. 223; at sacrifices, Sch. Ar. Ra. 482; μάρτυρας κ. θεούς S. Tr. 1248, cf. D. 18.141: — Med., τοὺς θεοὺς καλούμεθα A. Ch. 201, cf. 216; also μαρτύριά τε καὶ τεκμήρια καλεῖσθε Id. Eu. 486; but ἀράς, ἅς σοι καλοῦμαι which I call down on thee, S. OC 1385: — Pass., of the god, to be invoked, A. Eu. 417.

4. as law-term, summon, of the judge, καλεῖν τινας εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον cite or summon before the court, D. 19.211, etc.; simply καλεῖν ib.212, Ar. V. 851, etc.; ἐὰν μὲν καλέσῃ D. 21.56; also ὁ ἄρχων τὴν δίκην καλεῖ calls on the case, Ar. V. 1441: — Pass., ἡ πατροκτόνος δίκη κεκλῇτ' ἂν αὐτῷ S. Fr. 696; πρὶν τὴν ἐμὴν [ δίκην ] καλεῖσθαι before it is called on, Ar. Nu. 780; καλουμένης τῆς γραφῆς D. 58.43; but, of the plaintiff in Med., καλεῖσθαί τινα to sue at law, bring before the court, Ar. Nu. 1221, al., D. 23.63; κ. τινὰ ὕβρεως Ar. Av. 1046; κ. τινὰ πρὸς τὴν ἀρχήν Pl. Lg. 914c; ὁ καλεσάμενος the plaintiff, PHal. 1.224 (iii B.C.).

5. with an abstract subject, demand, require, καλεῖ ἡ τάξις c. inf., CPHerm. 25ii7 (iii A.D.).

6. metaph. in Pass., καλουμένης τῆς δυνάμεως πρὸς τὴν συναναληψίαν called forth, summoned, Sor. 1.29.

1. call by name, name, ὃν Βριάρεων καλέουσι θεοί Il. 1.403, cf. Od. 5.273, etc.; κοτύλην δέ τέ μιν καλέουσι Il. 5.306; ὥς σφας καλοῦμεν Εὐμενίδας S. OC 486, cf. A. Pr. 86, etc.; ὄνομα καλεῖν τινα call him by a name, εἴπ' ὄνομ' ὅττι σε κεῖθι κάλεον Od. 8.550, cf. E. Ion 259, Pl. Cra. 383b, etc. (in Pass., οὔνομα καλέεσθαι Hdt. 1.173, cf. Pi. O. 6.56): without ὄνομα, τί νιν καλοῦσα τύχοιμ' ἄν; A. Ag. 1232; τοῦτο αὐτὴν κάλεον Call. Fr. 66b; τούτοις τὸ ὄνομα ἱμάτια ἐκαλέσαμεν Pl. Plt. 279e (Pass., τύμβῳ δ' ὄνομα σῷ κεκλήσεται shall be given to thy tomb, E. Hec. 1271); κ. ὄνομα ἐπί τινι give a name to something, Pl. Prm. 147d; but call (a man) a name because of some function, Id. Sph. 218c; κ. τινὰ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρός Luke 1:59; ἐπ' ὀνόματος καλεῖν τινα Plb. 35.4.11: — Pass., to be named or called, Μυρμιδόνες δὲ καλεῦντο Il. 2.684; εἰ τόδ' αὐτῷ φίλον κεκλημένῳ A. Ag. 161 (lyr.); ὁ καλούμενος the socalled, ἐν τῇ Θεράπνῃ καλεομένῃ Hdt. 6.61; ὁ κ. θάνατος Pl. Phd. 86d; οἱ τῶν ὁμοτίμων κ. X. Cyr. 2.1.9; κεκλημένος τινός called from or after him, Pi. P. 3.67; καλεῖσθαι ἐπί τινι LXX Genesis 48:6; κέκληνται δέ σφιν ἕδραι Pi. O. 7.76.

2. Pass., to be called, almost = εἰμί, esp. with words expressing kinship or status, ἐμὸς γαμβρὸς καλέεσθαι Od. 7.313, cf. A. Pers. 2 (anap.); ἀφνειοὶ καλέονται Od. 15.433; esp. in pf. Pass. κέκλημαι, οὕνεκα σὴ παράκοιτις κέκλημαι because I am thy wife, Il. 4.61; φίλη κεκλήσῃ ἄκοιτις 3.138; αἲ γὰρ ἐμοὶ τοιόσδε πόσις κεκλημένος εἴη Od. 6.244; ἠγάγετ' ἐς μέγα δῶμα φίλην κεκλῆσθαι ἄκοιτιν Hes. Th. 410; σὴ κεκλημένη.. ἦα h.Ap. 324; μηδ' ἔτι Τηλεμάχοιο πατὴρ κεκλημένος εἴην Il. 2.260; οὔτινος δοῦλοι κέκληνται A. Pers. 242, cf. S. El. 366, etc.

3. special constructions, a. Ἀλησίου ἔνθα κολώνη κέκληται where is the hill called the hill of Alesios, Il. 11.758; ἵνα κριοῦ καλέονται εὐναί A.R. 4.115; ἔνθα ἡ Τριπυργία καλεῖται X. HG 5.1.10, etc.: -so in Act., ἔνθα Ῥέας πόρον ἄνθρωποι καλέοισιν where is the ford men call the ford of Rhea, Pi. N. 9.41, cf. κικλήσκω, κλῄζω, κλέω. folld by a dependent clause, ἐκάλεσσέ νιν ἰσώνυμον ἔμμεν said that his name should be the same, Id. O. 9.63; καλεῖ με πλαστὸς ὡς εἴην πατρί, i.e. καλεῖ με πλαστόν S. OT 780; καλοῦμέν γε παραδιδόντα μὲν διδάσκειν we say that one who delivers teaches, Pl. Tht. 198b, cf. Smp. 205d; τὰς ἀμπέλους τραγᾶν καλοῦσιν Arist. HA 546a3.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

καλέω , -ῶ ,

[in LXX chiefly for H7121;]

1. to call, summon: c. acc pers., Matthew 20:8; Matthew 25:14, Mark 3:31, Luke 19:13, Acts 4:18; seq. ἐκ , Matthew 2:15 (LXX); metaph., 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; Matthew 22:9, Luke 14:8-9, John 2:2; ὁ καλέσας , Luke 7:39; οἱ κεκλημένοι , Matthew 22:8; metaph., of inviting to partake of the blessings of the kingdom of God (Dalman, Words, 118 f.): Romans 8:30; Romans 9:24-25, 1 Corinthians 7:17-18; seq. εἰς , 1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Timothy 6:12; ὁ καλῶν (καλέσας ), of God, Galatians 1:6; Galatians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 1 Peter 1:15, 2 Peter 1:3; οἱ κεκλημένοι , Hebrews 9:15; seq. 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; Luke 22:3; Luke 23:33, Acts 10:1, Revelation 12:9, al.; c. 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 -, σνν -καλέω .)

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Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For this verb = ";summon,"; ";invite,"; as in Matthew 22:8 al., see P Oxy XII. 1487.1 (iv/A.D.) καλῖ σε Θέων υἱὸς Ὠριγένους εἰς τοὺς γάμους τῆς ἀδελφῆς ἑαυτοῦ ἐν τῇ αὔριον, and similarly ib. 1486.1 (iv/A.D.). In both instances it is noticeable that καλῖ takes the place of the earlier ἐρωτᾷ, cf. ib. 1484, 1485. See also P Hamb I. 29.3 (A.D. 89) κληθέντων τινῶν. . καὶ μὴ ὑπακουσάντων. The participle is common = ";called,"; ";named,"; as in Luke 7:11 al., e.g. P Petr II. 45ii. 20 (B.C. 246) εἰς φρούριον τὸ καλούμενον [Π ]οσιδέον, Ostr 1210.4 (Roman) Πασήμιο (ς) Πικῶτο (ς) καλ (ούμενος), BGU I. 349.7 (A.D. 313) ἐν κλήρῳ καλουμένου (l. – ένῳ) Ἀφρικιανός and P Oxy X. 1273.7 (A.D. 260) περιτραχήλιον μανιάκην, καλούμενον, ";a necklace of the kind called maniaces"; (Edd.). With the usage in Galatians 1:15 we may compare CP Herm I. 25ii. 7 Ἀντωνῖνος κληθήσεται and ib. 26.14 εἰ δοκεῖ σ [οι ] κληθῆναι. . . αὐτούς, where the reference is to summoning or calling as a witness : cf. BGU IV. 1138.13 (B.C. 19). In P Leid Wix. 36 (ii/iii A.D.) the worshipper is exhorted to invoke the gods of hours and days—εἰ μὴ γὰρ αὐτοὺς καλέσῃς, . . οὐκ ἐπακούουσι : cf. also Kaibel 481.2 f. τὴν σὴν εὔνοιαν καὶ πίστιν, Φαῖδρε, καλοῦντες | ἐν βιοτῆς μέτροις οὔποτε παυσόμεθα, where the verb is practically = κλείω. See also P Fay 135.2 (iv/A.D.) cited s.v. καιρός. MGr καλνῶ, καλῶ.

List of Word Forms

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