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
| Mark 2:17 | When Jesus heard Jesus this he said to them, “Those who are in good health have no need have “Those who are in good health of a doctor, but those who are physically ill. who are I have not come to call (kalesai | καλέσαι | aor act inf ) the pious, but sinners, to repentance.” |
| Mark 3:31 | Then came, his mother his and his brothers his came, and standing outside they sent word to him, calling (kalountes | καλοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) for him. |
| Mark 11:17 | And he was teaching and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall (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 for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a hideout for robbers.’” |
| Luke 1:13 | But the angel said to him: “Do not fear, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call (kaleseis | καλέσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) his name John. |
| Luke 1:31 | Look, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will call (kaleseis | καλέσεις | fut act ind 2 sg) his name Jesus. |
| Luke 1:32 | This very one will be great, and will (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. |
| Luke 1:35 | And the angel answered, saying to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you: therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) the Son of God. |
| Luke 1:36 | Look, your relative Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age; indeed, this is the sixth month with her who was called (kaloumenē | καλουμένῃ | pres pass ptcp dat sg fem) barren. |
| Luke 1:59 | On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to call (ekaloun | ἐκάλουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) him by the name of his father, Zechariah. |
| Luke 1:60 | But his mother responded, saying, “No; he (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) is (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) rather to be called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) John.” |
| Luke 1:61 | And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called (kaleitai | καλεῖται | pres pass ind 3 sg) by this name.” |
| Luke 1:62 | So they motioned to his father to find out what he would like him to be called (kaleisthai | καλεῖσθαι | pres pass inf ). |
| Luke 1:76 | And you, child, will (klēthēsē | κληθήσῃ | fut pass ind 2 sg) be (klēthēsē | κληθήσῃ | fut pass ind 2 sg) called (klēthēsē | κληθήσῃ | fut pass ind 2 sg) prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, |
| Luke 2:4 | So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called (kaleitai | καλεῖται | pres pass ind 3 sg) Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, |
| Luke 2:21 | When eight days had gone by and it was time to circumcise him, his name was called (eklēthē | ἐκλήθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) Jesus, the name he was called (klēthen | κληθέν | aor pass ptcp nom sg neut) by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. |
| Luke 2:23 | (as it is written in the law of the Lord: “Every male who first opens the womb will (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) called (klēthēsetai | κληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) holy to the Lord”) |
| Luke 5:32 | I have not come to call (kalesai | καλέσαι | aor act inf ) righteous people, but sinners, to repentance.” |
| Luke 6:15 | and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called (kaloumenon | καλούμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) a Zealot, |
| Luke 6:46 | “Why do (kaleite | καλεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) you (kaleite | καλεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) call (kaleite | καλεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? |
| Luke 7:11 | It happened soon afterward that Jesus went to a town called (kaloumenēn | καλουμένην | pres pass ptcp acc sg fem) Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. |
| Luke 7:39 | When the Pharisee who had (kalesas | καλέσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) invited (kalesas | καλέσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him — that she is a sinner.” |
| Luke 8:2 | as well as certain women who had been healed from evil spirits and diseases (Mary who is called (kaloumenē | καλουμένη | pres pass ptcp nom sg fem) Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, |
| Luke 9:10 | When the apostles returned they recounted to Jesus all they had done; and he took them and withdrew privately to a town called (kaloumenēn | καλουμένην | pres pass ptcp acc sg fem) Bethsaida. |
| Luke 10:39 | She had a sister called (kaloumenē | καλουμένη | pres pass ptcp nom sg fem) Mary, who, after she had seated herself at the feet of the Lord, was listening to his teaching. |
| Luke 14:7 | He began speaking a parable to those who had been invited (keklēmenous | κεκλημένους | perf pass ptcp acc pl masc) when he noticed how they were seeking out the places of honor. He said to them, |
