καλέω kaleō

Greek word for “to call” · Strong’s G2564 · used 148 times in 140 verses

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Meaning

καλέω, -ῶ; 1. to call, summon: with accusative of person(s), 25:14;

Senses in the lexicon

• to call: call (140)
• to call: name (8)

How it is translated

Glosses given for kaleō in context, with how often each is used:

• called 34
• being called 24
• will be called 12
• having called 10
• invited 10
• calling 9
• call 6
• will call 5
• having invited 4
• has called 4
• has been called 3
• do call 2

Where it is used

Also in 8 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 1 (10), Luke 14 (9), 1 Corinthians 7 (7), Matthew 22 (6), Romans 9 (5), Matthew 23 (4), Matthew 1 (3), Matthew 2 (3), Luke 2 (3), Luke 19 (3)

Forms

• καλούμενον 11
• ἐκάλεσεν 10
• κληθήσεται 9
• ἐκλήθη 7
• καλούμενος 7
• ἐκλήθητε 7
• καλέσας 6
• καλεῖται 5
• καλέσαι 4
• καλεῖ 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kaleō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• υἱός uhios “son” 17
• ὄνομα onoma “name” 13
• γάμος gamos “wedding” 7
• δοῦλος doulos “slave” 8
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 10
• τόπος topos “place” 7
• δεῖπνον deipnon “dinner” 5
• Ἰωάννης Iōannēs “John” 7
• πατήρ patēr “father” 9
• πόλις polis “city” 7
• τότε tote “then” 7
• εἷς ehis “one” 8

Key verses

The verses using kaleō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 1:21 — And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• Matthew 1:23 — Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
• Luke 1:32 — He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
• Galatians 5:13 — For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
• Ephesians 4:1 — I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
• 2 Timothy 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ…
• Hebrews 9:15 — And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first…
• 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of…
• 1 Peter 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish,…
• 1 John 3:1 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him…
• Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his…
• Revelation 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.