For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
καλέω
Vocabulary form:
kalevw
Definition:
I call, name, invite
Frequency:
148
GK:
2813
Root:
kaleu
Forms:
(ejkavloun), kalevsw, ejkavlesa, kevklhka, kevklhmai, ejklhvqhn
Cognates:
The Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, is a Christian's counselor, advocate, one who is called (klhtovV, "called") alongside (parav) to aid.
Mnemonics:
Call Leo!
Notes:
On the root see p. 160n16.
Biblical Concordance
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. |
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, |