καλέω

kaleō

Greek G2564 Verb 148 occurrences in 140 verses
καλέω to call: call

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.)

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Concordance 140 verses

  1. Luke 14:8 κληθῇςκεκλημένος

    “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.

  2. Luke 14:9 καλέσας

    Then 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.

  3. Luke 14:10 κληθῇςκεκληκώς

    But 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.

  4. Luke 14:12 κεκληκότι

    Then 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.

  5. Luke 14:13 κάλει

    But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

  6. Luke 14:16 ἐκάλεσεν

    But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

  7. 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.’

  8. Luke 14:24 κεκλημένων

    For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

  9. Luke 15:19 κληθῆναι

    I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’

  10. Luke 15:21 κληθῆναι

    The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

  11. Luke 19:2 καλούμενος

    And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.

  12. Luke 19:13 καλέσας

    Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

  13. Luke 19:29 καλούμενον

    As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,

  14. Luke 20:44 καλεῖ

    Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

  15. Luke 21:37 καλούμενον

    Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.

  16. Luke 22:3 καλούμενον

    Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

  17. 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.

  18. Luke 23:33 καλούμενον

    When 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.

  19. John 1:42 κληθήσῃ

    Andrew 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).

  20. John 2:2 ἐκλήθη

    and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

  21. Acts 1:12 καλουμένου

    Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

  22. Acts 1:19 κληθῆναι

    This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

  23. Acts 1:23 καλούμενον

    So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.

  24. Acts 3:11 καλουμένῃ

    While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.

  25. Acts 4:18 καλέσαντες

    Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

  26. Acts 7:58 καλουμένου

    They 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.

  27. Acts 8:10 καλουμένη

    and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

  28. 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.

  29. Acts 10:1 καλουμένης

    At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.

  30. Acts 13:1 καλούμενος

    Now 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.

  31. Acts 14:12 ἐκάλουν

    Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

  32. Acts 15:22 καλούμενον

    Then 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,

  33. Acts 15:37 καλούμενον

    Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.

  34. Acts 24:2 Κληθέντος

    When 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.

  35. Acts 27:8 καλούμενον

    After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

  36. Acts 27:14 καλούμενος

    But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

  37. Acts 27:16 καλούμενον

    Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.

  38. Acts 28:1 καλεῖται

    Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

  39. Romans 4:17 καλοῦντος

    As 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.

  40. Romans 8:30 ἐκάλεσενἐκάλεσεν

    And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

  41. Romans 9:7 κληθήσεταί

    Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

  42. Romans 9:12 καλοῦντος

    not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”

  43. Romans 9:24 ἐκάλεσεν

    including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?

  44. Romans 9:25 Καλέσω

    As 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,”

  45. Romans 9:26 κληθήσονται

    and, “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.’”

  46. 1 Corinthians 1:9 ἐκλήθητε

    God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

  47. 1 Corinthians 7:15 κέκληκεν

    But 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.

  48. 1 Corinthians 7:17 κέκληκεν

    Regardless, 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.

  49. 1 Corinthians 7:18 ἐκλήθηκέκληταί

    Was 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.

  50. 1 Corinthians 7:20 ἐκλήθη

    Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.

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