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καλέω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaκαλέω
Citation formκαλέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI call, invite, name
Strong’sG2564
Transliterationkaléō
Definitionto "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
KJV glosses:--bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
Derivationakin to the base of
SBLGNT occurrences140

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐκάλεσα
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Matthew 2:15
ἐκάλεσεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 1:25
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 25:14
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 4:21
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Mark 1:20
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Luke 14:16
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Romans 8:30
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Romans 9:24
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — 1 Thessalonians 4:7
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — 2 Thessalonians 2:14
ἐκάλουν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 1:59
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 14:12
ἐκλήθη
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — Matthew 27:8
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — Luke 2:21
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — John 2:2
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:18
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:20
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:24
verb, third person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3API-S--) — James 2:23
ἐκλήθης
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2API-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:21
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2API-S--) — 1 Timothy 6:12
ἐκλήθητε
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2API-P--) — 1 Corinthians 1:9
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2API-P--) — Galatians 5:13
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2API-P--) — Ephesians 4:1
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2API-P--) — Ephesians 4:4
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2API-P--) — Colossians 3:15
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2API-P--) — 1 Peter 2:21
verb, second person, aorist, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2API-P--) — 1 Peter 3:9
καλεῖ
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 22:43
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 22:45
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 20:44
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 10:27
κάλει
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — Luke 14:13
καλεῖν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Hebrews 2:11
καλεῖσθαι
verb, present, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -PPN----) — Matthew 23:7
verb, present, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -PPN----) — Luke 1:62
verb, present, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -PPN----) — 1 Corinthians 15:9
καλεῖται
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Luke 1:61
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Luke 2:4
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Acts 28:1
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Hebrews 3:13
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Revelation 11:8
καλεῖτε
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Luke 6:46
καλέσαι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Matthew 22:3
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Matthew 9:13
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Mark 2:17
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Luke 5:32
καλέσαντα
verb, aorist, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPASM-) — 1 Peter 1:15
καλέσαντες
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNPM-) — Acts 4:18
καλέσαντος
verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPGSM-) — Galatians 1:6
verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPGSM-) — 2 Timothy 1:9
verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPGSM-) — 1 Peter 2:9
verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPGSM-) — 2 Peter 1:3
καλέσας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Matthew 2:7
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Luke 14:9
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Luke 19:13
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Luke 7:39
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Galatians 1:15
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — 1 Peter 5:10
καλέσατε
verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — Matthew 22:9
καλέσεις
verb, second person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2FAI-S--) — Matthew 1:21
verb, second person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2FAI-S--) — Luke 1:13
verb, second person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2FAI-S--) — Luke 1:31
καλέσητε
verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--) — Matthew 23:9
Κάλεσον
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Matthew 20:8
καλέσουσιν
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3FAI-P--) — Matthew 1:23
Καλέσω
verb, first person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1FAI-S--) — Romans 9:25
καλουμένη
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPNSF-) — Luke 10:39
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPNSF-) — Luke 8:2
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPNSF-) — Acts 8:10
καλουμένῃ
verb, present, passive, participle, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPDSF-) — Luke 1:36
verb, present, passive, participle, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPDSF-) — Acts 3:11
verb, present, passive, participle, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPDSF-) — Revelation 1:9
καλουμένην
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPASF-) — Luke 7:11
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPASF-) — Luke 9:10
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPASF-) — Acts 9:11
καλουμένης
verb, present, passive, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PPPGSF-) — Acts 10:1
καλούμενον
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Luke 22:3
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Luke 23:33
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Luke 6:15
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Acts 1:23
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Acts 15:22
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Acts 15:37
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Acts 27:8
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPASM-) — Revelation 16:16
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPASN-) — Luke 19:29
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPASN-) — Luke 21:37
verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPASN-) — Acts 27:16
καλούμενος
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Luke 19:2
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Acts 13:1
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Acts 27:14
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Hebrews 11:8
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Hebrews 5:4
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Revelation 12:9
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Revelation 19:11
καλουμένου
verb, present, passive, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPGSM-) — Acts 7:58
verb, present, passive, participle, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPGSN-) — Acts 1:12
καλοῦνται
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PPI-P--) — Luke 22:25
καλοῦντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Mark 3:31
καλοῦντος
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Romans 4:17
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Romans 9:12
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — Galatians 5:8
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGSM-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:12
καλοῦσα
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -PAPNSF-) — 1 Peter 3:6
καλῶν
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 Thessalonians 5:24
κέκληκεν
verb, third person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:15
verb, third person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:17
κεκληκότι
verb, perfect, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XAPDSM-) — Luke 14:12
κεκληκώς
verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XAPNSM-) — Luke 14:10
κεκλημένοι
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNPM-) — Matthew 22:8
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNPM-) — Hebrews 9:15
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNPM-) — Revelation 19:9
κεκλημένοις
verb, perfect, passive, participle, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPDPM-) — Matthew 22:4
verb, perfect, passive, participle, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPDPM-) — Luke 14:17
κεκλημένος
verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPNSM-) — Luke 14:8
κεκλημένους
verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPAPM-) — Matthew 22:3
verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPAPM-) — Luke 14:7
κεκλημένων
verb, perfect, passive, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPGPM-) — Luke 14:24
κέκληταί
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:18
κέκληται
verb, third person, perfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XPI-S--) — Revelation 19:13
κληθεὶς
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — 1 Corinthians 7:22
κληθὲν
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -APPNSN-) — Luke 2:21
κληθέντος
verb, aorist, passive, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPGSM-) — Acts 24:2
κληθῇς
verb, second person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2APS-S--) — Luke 14:10
verb, second person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2APS-S--) — Luke 14:8
κληθῆναι
verb, aorist, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -APN----) — Luke 15:19
verb, aorist, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -APN----) — Luke 15:21
verb, aorist, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -APN----) — Acts 1:19
κληθήσεται
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Matthew 2:23
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Matthew 21:13
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Matthew 5:19
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Mark 11:17
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Luke 1:32
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Luke 1:35
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Luke 1:60
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Luke 2:23
κληθήσεταί
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Romans 9:7
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Hebrews 11:18
κληθήσῃ
verb, second person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2FPI-S--) — Luke 1:76
verb, second person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2FPI-S--) — John 1:42
κληθήσονται
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3FPI-P--) — Matthew 5:9
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3FPI-P--) — Romans 9:26
κληθῆτε
verb, second person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2APS-P--) — Matthew 23:10
verb, second person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2APS-P--) — Matthew 23:8
κληθῶμεν
verb, first person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1APS-P--) — 1 John 3:1

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: καλεω.