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
| 1 Peter 1:15 | but, just as the one who called (kalesanta | καλέσαντα | aor act ptcp acc sg masc) you is holy, so also are you to be holy in all your conduct. |
| 1 Peter 2:9 | But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, so that you may declare the glorious deeds of the one (kalesantos | καλέσαντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) who (kalesantos | καλέσαντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) called (kalesantos | καλέσαντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) you out of darkness into his marvelous light. |
| 1 Peter 2:21 | For to this you have been called (eklēthēte | ἐκλήθητε | aor pass ind 2 pl), because Christ also suffered for you, leaving behind for you an example so that you might follow in his footsteps. |
| 1 Peter 3:6 | just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling (kalousa | καλοῦσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) him “my lord.” You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not fear any intimidation. |
| 1 Peter 3:9 | not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because for this you were called (eklēthēte | ἐκλήθητε | aor pass ind 2 pl) that you might inherit a blessing. |
| 1 Peter 5:10 | And the God of all grace, the one who has called (kalesas | καλέσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) you into his eternal glory in Christ, will, after you have suffered a little while, himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. |
| 2 Peter 1:3 | His divine power has freely given to us everything we need for a life of godliness, through the knowledge of him who called (kalesantos | καλέσαντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) us by his own glory and might, |
| 1 John 3:1 | See what great love the Father has given to us, that we (klēthōmen | κληθῶμεν | aor pass subj 1 pl) should (klēthōmen | κληθῶμεν | aor pass subj 1 pl) be (klēthōmen | κληθῶμεν | aor pass subj 1 pl) called (klēthōmen | κληθῶμεν | aor pass subj 1 pl) children of God — and so we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. |
| Revelation 1:9 | I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called (kaloumenē | καλουμένῃ | pres pass ptcp dat sg fem) Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. |
| Revelation 11:8 | and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which symbolically is called (kaleitai | καλεῖται | pres pass ind 3 sg) Sodom, or Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. |
| Revelation 12:9 | And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called (kaloumenos | καλούμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world — he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. |
| Revelation 16:16 | And the spirits gathered the kings to the place that in Hebrew is called (kaloumenon | καλούμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) Armageddon. |
| Revelation 19:9 | And the angel said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who (keklēmenoi | κεκλημένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) are (keklēmenoi | κεκλημένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) invited (keklēmenoi | κεκλημένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.” |
| Revelation 19:11 | Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one riding it is called (kaloumenos | καλούμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war. |
| Revelation 19:13 | He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called (keklētai | κέκληται | perf pass ind 3 sg) is the Word of God. |
