καλέω (kaléō) — Bid
Greek word study: καλέω (kaléō), Strong's G2564. to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
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to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
KJV translation words: bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called))
Strong's G2564 is tagged on 147 words in 139 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 1:21 and last appears in Revelation 19:13.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 139)
- Matthew 1:21 — καλέσεις — you will call
- Matthew 1:23 — καλέσουσιν — they will call
- Matthew 1:25 — ἐκάλεσεν — s)he called
- Matthew 2:7 — καλέσας — having called
- Matthew 2:15 — ἐκάλεσα — I called
- Matthew 2:23 — κληθήσεται — He will be called
- Matthew 4:21 — ἐκάλεσεν — He called
- Matthew 5:9 — κληθήσονται — will be called
- Matthew 5:19 — κληθήσεται — he will be called
- Matthew 9:13 — καλέσαι — to call
- Matthew 20:8 — κάλεσον — do call
- Matthew 21:13 — κληθήσεται — will be called
- Matthew 22:3 — καλέσαι — to call
- Matthew 22:4 — κεκλημένοις — invited
- Matthew 22:8 — κεκλημένοι — invited
- Matthew 22:9 — καλέσατε — do invite
- Matthew 22:43 — καλεῖ — does call
- Matthew 22:45 — καλεῖ — calls
- Matthew 23:7 — καλεῖσθαι — to be called
- Matthew 23:8 — κληθῆτε — may be called
- Matthew 23:9 — καλέσητε — may call
- Matthew 23:10 — κληθῆτε — may be called
- Matthew 25:14 — ἐκάλεσεν — who called
- Matthew 27:8 — ἐκλήθη — was called
- Mark 1:20 — ἐκάλεσεν — He called
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: G2753 κελεύω (keleúō).
Entries whose derivation names this word: G479 ἀντικαλέω (antikaléō), G1458 ἐγκαλέω (enkaléō), G1528 εἰσκαλέω (eiskaléō), G1577 ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), G1941 ἐπικαλέομαι (epikaléomai), G2811 κλέος (kléos), G2821 κλῆσις (klēsis), G3333 μετακαλέω (metakaléō), G3870 παρακαλέω (parakaléō), G4292 προκαλέομαι (prokaléomai), G4341 προσκαλέομαι (proskaléomai), G4779 συγκαλέω (synkaléō).
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Frequently asked questions
What does kaléō (G2564) mean?
To "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise).
How is G2564 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G2564 as: bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
How often does καλέω (kaléō) appear?
Strong's G2564 is tagged on 147 words in 139 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 1:21 and last appears in Revelation 19:13.
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