kaleō G2564

καλέω (kaleō) means “to call: call” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

καλέω Greek · G2564 147 tagged occurrences in 139 verses

Pronunciation guide: kal-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2564G

καλέω · kaleō · 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.) (AS)

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TBESG · G2564H

καλέω · kaleō · to call: name

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.

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How translators render G2564

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
called	22
will be called	9
calls	6
to call	5
you were called	5
of	4
when he was called	4
has called	3
he called	3
they called	3
to be called	3
was called	3
you are to give	3
call	2
had invited	2
invite	2
invited	2
is called	2
jesus called	2
named	2
when called	2
will be reckoned	2
you are invited	2
also called	1
and called	1
are called	1
are invited	1
are not to be called	1
are you to be called	1
bears	1
call themselves	1
called me	1
called us	1
do not call anyone	1
do you call	1
had also been invited	1
had been called in	1
had given him	1
has been called	1
has called you	1
have been invited	1
he also called	1
he gave him the name	1
he had invited	1
he has called	1
he must be called	1
he shall be called	1
he was called	1
he was named	1
he will be called	1
host who invited	1
i called	1
i invited	1
i will call them	1
invites	1
it is called	1
shall be consecrated	1
summon	1
the guests	1
the title	1
they were going to name	1
they will be called	1
they will call	1
to name	1
we should be called	1
were called	1
were invited	1
when god called him	1
when you were called	1
who called	1
who calls	1
who had been invited	1
you have received	1
your host	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
called	25
is called	10
shall be called	8
he called	6
call	5
to call	5
hath called	4
to be called	4
was called	4
calleth	3
that is called	3
they called	3
were bidden	3
ye are called	3
are called	2
be called	2
bid	2
is	2
shall	2
shalt be called	2
thou art bidden	2
thou shalt call	2
art thou called	1
bade	1
bade him	1
be	1
be ye called	1
bidden	1
call ye	1
calling	1
doth	1
had bidden	1
hath	1
have been called	1
have i called	1
he calleth	1
he hath called	1
he shall be called	1
he that bade	1
he that calleth	1
he that is called	1
he was called	1
he which hath called	1
him that calleth	1
i will call	1
of him that hath called	1
of him who hath called	1
shall they be called	1
shalt call	1
that bade	1
that was called	1
them that were bidden	1
them which are bidden	1
they have called	1
they shall call	1
they which were bidden	1
thou art	1
was called forth	1
we should be called	1
were ye called	1
when he had	1
when he was called	1
which are called	1
which is called	1
which was so named	1
who was called	1
whose name was	1
whose surname was	1
ye are	1
ye were called	1

Verses containing G2564

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1 Corinthians 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
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1 Corinthians 7:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
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1 Corinthians 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
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1 Corinthians 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
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1 Corinthians 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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Galatians 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
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Galatians 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
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Galatians 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
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Galatians 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
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Ephesians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
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Ephesians 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
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Colossians 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
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1 Thessalonians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
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1 Thessalonians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
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1 Thessalonians 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
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2 Thessalonians 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Timothy 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
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2 Timothy 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
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Hebrews 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
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Hebrews 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
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Hebrews 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
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Hebrews 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
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Hebrews 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
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Hebrews 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
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James 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
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1 Peter 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
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1 Peter 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
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1 Peter 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
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1 Peter 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
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1 Peter 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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1 Peter 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
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2 Peter 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
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1 John 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
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Revelation 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
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Revelation 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
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Revelation 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
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Revelation 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
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Revelation 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
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Revelation 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
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