καλέω

greekNew TestamentVerb148 occurrences20 books140 verses

Definition

καλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for קרא ;]

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

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καλέω:

קָרָאqa.ra“to call: call to”91%
אָמַרa.mar“to say”2%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

148 total

Matthew 1:21καλέσεις · you are to give
She 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 1:23καλέσουσιν · they will call
“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 1:25ἐκάλεσεν · he gave Him the name
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
Matthew 2:7καλέσας · called
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Matthew 2:15ἐκάλεσα · I called
…where 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 2:23κληθήσεται · He will be called
…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 4:21ἐκάλεσεν · [Jesus] called
Going 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 5:9κληθήσονται · will be called
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Matthew 5:19κληθήσεται · will be called; κληθήσεται · will be called
So 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 9:13καλέσαι · to call
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 20:8Κάλεσον · Call
When 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 21:13κληθήσεται · will be called
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 22:3καλέσαι · to call; κεκλημένους · he had invited
He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
Matthew 22:4κεκλημένοις · have been invited
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 22:8κεκλημένοι · I invited
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
Matthew 22:9καλέσατε · invite
Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
Matthew 22:43καλεῖ · call
Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
Matthew 22:45καλεῖ · calls
So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
Matthew 23:7καλεῖσθαι · the title
…the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
Matthew 23:8κληθῆτε · are not to be called
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 23:9καλέσητε · do not call anyone
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:10κληθῆτε · are you to be called
Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
Matthew 25:14ἐκάλεσεν · who called
For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.
Matthew 27:8ἐκλήθη · has been called
That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Mark 1:20ἐκάλεσεν · [Jesus] called
Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
Mark 2:17καλέσαι · to call
On 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 3:31καλοῦντες · summon
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
Mark 11:17κληθήσεται · will be called
Then 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 1:13καλέσεις · you are to give
But 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 1:31καλέσεις · you are to give
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Luke 1:32κληθήσεται · will be called
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 1:35κληθήσεται · will be called
The 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 1:36καλουμένῃ · [was] called
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
Luke 1:59ἐκάλουν · they were going to name
On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
Luke 1:60κληθήσεται · He shall be called
But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
Luke 1:61καλεῖται · bears
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
Luke 1:62καλεῖσθαι · to name
So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
Luke 1:76κληθήσῃ · will be called
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 2:4καλεῖται · called
So 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 2:21ἐκλήθη · He was named; κληθὲν · had given [Him]
When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
Luke 2:23κληθήσεται · shall be consecrated
…(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
Luke 5:32καλέσαι · to call
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
Luke 6:15καλούμενον · called
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
Luke 6:46καλεῖτε · do you call
Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
Luke 7:11καλουμένην · called
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
Luke 7:39καλέσας · had invited
When 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 8:2καλουμένη · called
…as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,