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καλέω

Lemma	καλέω
Citation form	καλέω
Part of speech	verb
Gloss	I call, invite, name
Strong’s	G2564
Transliteration	kaléō
Definition	to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
KJV glosses	:--bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
Derivation	akin to the base of
SBLGNT occurrences	140

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 form	Grammar 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

verb; MorphGNT -AAN----
verb; MorphGNT -AAPASM-
verb; MorphGNT -AAPGSM-
verb; MorphGNT -AAPNPM-
verb; MorphGNT -AAPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT -APN----
verb; MorphGNT -APPGSM-
verb; MorphGNT -APPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT -APPNSN-
verb; MorphGNT -PAN----
verb; MorphGNT -PAPGSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNPM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSF-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PPN----
verb; MorphGNT -PPPASF-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPASM-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPASN-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPDSF-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPGSF-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPGSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPGSN-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPNSF-
verb; MorphGNT -PPPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT -XAPDSM-
verb; MorphGNT -XAPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT -XPPAPM-
verb; MorphGNT -XPPDPM-
verb; MorphGNT -XPPGPM-
verb; MorphGNT -XPPNPM-
verb; MorphGNT -XPPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT 1AAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 1APS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1FAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2AAD-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2AAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2AAS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2API-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2API-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2APS-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2APS-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2FAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2FPI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3API-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3FAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3FPI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3FPI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3IAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PPI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3PPI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3XAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3XPI-S--

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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

Additional Greek lexicons

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