Gloss
to call, invite, summon. The authority of the speaker dictates the nature of the calling (friends invite; kings summon). This is also translated to name, the giving of attribution to someone or something
Forms of the word
Dictionary
καλέω
Greek transliteration
kaleō
Simplified transliteration
kaleo
Principal Parts
(ἐκάλουν), καλέσω, ἐκάλεσα, κέκληκα, κέκλημαι, ἐκλήθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2564
GK Number
2813
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
148
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2b)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for καλέω
| Matthew 1:21 | And she will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” |
| Matthew 1:23 | “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son, and they shall name (kalesousin | καλέσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) him Emmanuel,” which translated means “God is with us.” |
| Matthew 1:25 | but he had no marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son; and he named (ekalesen | ἐκάλεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him Jesus. |
| Matthew 2:7 | Then Herod secretly called (kalesas | καλέσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) for the magi and found out from them exactly what time the star had appeared. |
| Matthew 2:15 | and was there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I have called (ekalesa | ἐκάλεσα | aor act ind 1 sg) my son.” |
| Matthew 2:23 | And he went and settled in a town called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) will (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) a Nazarene.” |
| Matthew 4:21 | And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, preparing their nets. And he called (ekalesen | ἐκάλεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to them. |
| Matthew 5:9 | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will (klēthēsontai | κληθήσονται | fut pass ind 3 pl) be (klēthēsontai | κληθήσονται | fut pass ind 3 pl) called (klēthēsontai | κληθήσονται | fut pass ind 3 pl) sons of God. |
| Matthew 5:19 | Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches others, this person will (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) great in the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 9:13 | Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call (kalesai | καλέσαι | aor act inf ) the pious, but sinners, to repentance.” |
| Matthew 20:8 | And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call (kaleson | κάλεσον | aor act imperative 2 sg) the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going back to the first.’ |
| Matthew 21:13 | And he said to them, “It stands written, ‘My house will (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of thieves.” |
| Matthew 22:3 | and sent his servants to call (kalesai | καλέσαι | aor act inf ) those who had been invited (keklēmenous | κεκλημένους | perf pass ptcp acc pl masc) to the feast; but they would not come. |
| Matthew 22:4 | Then he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited (keklēmenois | κεκλημένοις | perf pass ptcp dat pl masc), “See, I have prepared my banquet, my oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ |
| Matthew 22:8 | Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited (keklēmenoi | κεκλημένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) were not worthy. |
| Matthew 22:9 | Go therefore to the busy intersections and invite (kalesate | καλέσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) everyone you can find to the wedding feast.’ |
| Matthew 22:43 | He said to them, “How then does (kalei | καλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) David in the Spirit call (kalei | καλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) him ‘Lord,’ saying, |
| Matthew 22:45 | If therefore David calls (kalei | καλεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” |
| Matthew 23:7 | and greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called (kaleisthai | καλεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ) ‘Rabbi’ by others. |
| Matthew 23:8 | But you are (klēthēte | κληθῆτε | aor pass subj 2 pl) not to be called (klēthēte | κληθῆτε | aor pass subj 2 pl) ‘Rabbi,’ for you have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. |
| Matthew 23:9 | And do (kalesēte | καλέσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) not call (kalesēte | καλέσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) anyone on earth your ‘father,’ for you have but one Father, and he is in heaven. |
| Matthew 23:10 | Nor should you be called (klēthēte | κληθῆτε | aor pass subj 2 pl) ‘instructors,’ because Christ is your only instructor. |
| Matthew 25:14 | “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man about to leave on a long trip, who called (ekalesen | ἐκάλεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) in his servants and entrusted his money to them. |
| Matthew 27:8 | Therefore that field has been called (eklēthē | ἐκλήθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) the “Field of Blood” to this very day. |
| Mark 1:20 | And immediately he called (ekalesen | ἐκάλεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) them, and they left their father their Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him. |
