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, 2Ti.1:9. 3. to call, name call by name: pass., Mat.2:23, Luk.1:32, al.; καλούμενος, Luk.7:11, Act.7:58, al.; ὁ κ. (Deiss., BS, 210), Luk.6:15 22:3 23:33, Act.10:1, Rev.12:9, al.; with pred nom., Mat.5:9, Luk.1:35, Rom.9:26, Jas.2:23, 1Jn.3:1. (Cf. ἀντι-, ἐν-, εἰσ- (-μαι), ἐπι-, μετα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, προ-, προσ-, συν-καλέω.) (AS)
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G2564 — καλέω
kaleō · to call: call · Greek
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Matthew 1:21 · καλέσειςShe will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”Matthew 1:23 · καλέσουσιν“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).Matthew 1:25 · ἐκάλεσενBut he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.Matthew 2:7 · καλέσαςThen Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.Matthew 2:15 · ἐκάλεσαwhere he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”Matthew 2:23 · κληθήσεται.¶and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”Matthew 4:21 · ἐκάλεσενGoing on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,Matthew 5:9 · κληθήσονται.¶Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.Matthew 5:19 · κληθήσεται · κληθήσεταιSo then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 9:13 · καλέσαιBut go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”Matthew 20:8 · κάλεσονWhen evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’Matthew 21:13 · κληθήσεται,And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”Matthew 22:3 · καλέσαι · κεκλημένουςHe sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.Matthew 22:4 · κεκλημένοις·Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’Matthew 22:8 · κεκλημένοιThen he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.Matthew 22:9 · καλέσατεGo therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’Matthew 22:43 · καλεῖJesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:Matthew 22:45 · καλεῖSo if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”Matthew 23:7 · καλεῖσθαιthe greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.Matthew 23:8 · κληθῆτεBut you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.Matthew 23:9 · καλέσητεAnd do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.Matthew 23:10 · κληθῆτεNor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.Matthew 25:14 · ἐκάλεσενFor it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.Matthew 27:8 · ἐκλήθηThat is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.Mark 1:20 · ἐκάλεσενImmediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.Mark 2:17 · καλέσαιOn hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”Mark 3:31 · καλοῦντεςThen Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,Mark 11:17 · κληθήσεταιThen Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”Luke 1:13 · καλέσειςBut the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.Luke 1:31 · καλέσειςBehold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.Luke 1:32 · κληθήσεται,He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,Luke 1:35 · κληθήσεταιThe angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.Luke 1:36 · καλουμένῃLook, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.Luke 1:59 · ἐκάλουνOn the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.Luke 1:60 · κληθήσεταιBut his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”Luke 1:61 · καλεῖταιThey said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”Luke 1:62 · καλεῖσθαιSo they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.Luke 1:76 · κληθήσῃ·And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,Luke 2:4 · καλεῖταιSo Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.Luke 2:21 · ἐκλήθη · κληθὲνWhen the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.Luke 2:23 · κληθήσεται·(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),Luke 5:32 · καλέσαιI have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”Luke 6:15 · καλούμενονMatthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;Luke 6:46 · καλεῖτε·Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?Luke 7:11 · καλουμένηνSoon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.Luke 7:39 · καλέσαςWhen the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”Luke 8:2 · καλουμένηas well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,Luke 9:10 · καλουμένηνThen the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.Luke 10:39 · καλουμένηShe had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.Luke 14:7 · κεκλημένουςWhen Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:Luke 14:8 · κληθῇς · κεκλημένος“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.Luke 14:9 · καλέσαςThen the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.Luke 14:10 · κληθῇς, · κεκληκώςBut when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.Luke 14:12 · κεκληκότιThen Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.Luke 14:13 · κάλειBut when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,Luke 14:16 · ἐκάλεσενBut Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.Luke 14:17 · κεκλημένοις·When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’Luke 14:24 · κεκλημένωνFor I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”Luke 15:19 · κληθῆναιI am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’Luke 15:21 · κληθῆναιThe son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’Luke 19:2 · καλούμενοςAnd there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.Luke 19:13 · καλέσαςBeforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.Luke 19:29 · καλούμενονAs He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,Luke 20:44 · καλεῖ,Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”Luke 21:37 · καλούμενονEvery day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.Luke 22:3 · καλούμενονThen Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.Luke 22:25 · καλοῦνται.So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.Luke 23:33 · καλούμενονWhen they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.John 1:42 · κληθήσῃAndrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).John 2:2 · ἐκλήθηand Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.Acts 1:12 · καλουμένουThen they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.Acts 1:19 · κληθῆναιThis became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)Acts 1:23 · καλούμενονSo they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.Acts 3:11 · καλουμένῃWhile the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.Acts 4:18 · καλέσαντεςThen they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.Acts 7:58 · καλουμένουThey dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.Acts 8:10 · καλουμένηand all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”Acts 9:11 · καλουμένην“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.Acts 10:1 · καλουμένηςAt Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.Acts 13:1 · καλούμενοςNow in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.Acts 14:12 · ἐκάλουνBarnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.Acts 15:22 · καλούμενονThen the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,Acts 15:37 · καλούμενονBarnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.Acts 24:2 · κληθέντοςWhen Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.Acts 27:8 · καλούμενονAfter we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.Acts 27:14 · καλούμενοςBut it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.Acts 27:16 · καλούμενονPassing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.Acts 28:1 · καλεῖται·Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.Romans 4:17 · καλοῦντοςAs it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.Romans 8:30 · ἐκάλεσεν· · ἐκάλεσεν,And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.Romans 9:7 · κληθήσεταίNor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”Romans 9:12 · καλοῦντος,not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”Romans 9:24 · ἐκάλεσενincluding us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?Romans 9:25 · καλέσωAs He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”Romans 9:26 · κληθήσονταιand, “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.’”1 Corinthians 1:9 · ἐκλήθητεGod, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.1 Corinthians 7:15 · κέκληκενBut 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.1 Corinthians 7:17 · κέκληκενRegardless, 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.1 Corinthians 7:18 · ἐκλήθη; · κέκληταίWas 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.1 Corinthians 7:20 · ἐκλήθη,Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.1 Corinthians 7:21 · ἐκλήθης;Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.1 Corinthians 7:22 · κληθεὶς · κληθεὶςFor 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.1 Corinthians 7:24 · ἐκλήθη,Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.1 Corinthians 10:27 · καλεῖIf an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.1 Corinthians 15:9 · καλεῖσθαιFor I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.Galatians 1:6 · καλέσαντοςI am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—Galatians 1:15 · καλέσαςBut when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleasedGalatians 5:8 · καλοῦντοςSuch persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.Galatians 5:13 · ἐκλήθητε,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.Ephesians 4:1 · ἐκλήθητε,As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:Ephesians 4:4 · ἐκλήθητεThere is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;Colossians 3:15 · ἐκλήθητεLet the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.1 Thessalonians 2:12 · καλοῦντοςencouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.1 Thessalonians 4:7 · ἐκάλεσενFor God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.1 Thessalonians 5:24 · καλῶνThe One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.2 Thessalonians 2:14 · ἐκάλεσενTo this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Timothy 6:12 · ἐκλήθηςFight 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.2 Timothy 1:9 · καλέσαντοςHe 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.Hebrews 2:11 · καλεῖνFor both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.Hebrews 3:13 · καλεῖταιBut exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.Hebrews 5:4 · καλούμενοςNo one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.Hebrews 9:15 · κεκλημένοιTherefore 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.Hebrews 11:8 · καλούμενοςBy 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.Hebrews 11:18 · κληθήσεταίeven though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”James 2:23 · ἐκλήθη.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.1 Peter 1:15 · καλέσανταBut just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,1 Peter 2:9 · καλέσαντοςBut 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.1 Peter 2:21 · ἐκλήθητε,For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:1 Peter 3:6 · καλοῦσα,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.1 Peter 3:9 · ἐκλήθητεDo 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.1 Peter 5:10 · καλέσαςAnd 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.2 Peter 1:3 · καλέσαντοςHis 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.1 John 3:1 · κληθῶμενBehold 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.Revelation 1:9 · καλουμένῃI, 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.Revelation 11:8 · καλεῖταιTheir bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.Revelation 12:9 · καλούμενοςAnd 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.Revelation 16:16 · καλούμενονAnd they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.Revelation 19:9 · κεκλημένοι.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.”Revelation 19:13 · κέκληταιHe is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.