Word Study · Strong's G2564 · Greek
καλέω
kaleo
kal-eh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: kaléō
“to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
Rendered in the KJV as
bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
- 147occurrencesin the New Testament
- 20 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 72inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 147 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 72
- καλούμενον11
- ἐκάλεσεν8
- καλούμενος7
- καλέσας6
- κληθήσεται5
- ἐκλήθητε4
- καλεῖται4
- καλέσαι4
- καλέσαντος4
- ἐκλήθη3
- ἐκλήθητε,3
- καλεῖ3
and 60 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 72
- is being called14
- being called10
- having called7
- is called7
- invited6
- to call6
- to be called5
- you were called5
- calling4
- having invited4
- will be called4
- has called3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 56
- verb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singular11
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular10
- verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singular8
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person plural7
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular7
- verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular7
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular6
- verb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singular5
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular4
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular4
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, infinitive (“to…”)3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-FPI-3S · 11
- V-AAI-3S · 10
- V-PPP-ASM · 8
- V-API-2P · 7
- V-API-3S · 7
- V-PPP-NSM · 7
- V-AAP-NSM · 6
- V-PPI-3S · 5
- V-AAN · 4
- V-AAP-GSM · 4
- V-PAI-3S · 4
- V-APN · 3
All 147, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Luke43 of 147 · 29%
- Matthew26 of 147 · 18%
- Acts18 of 147 · 12%
- 1 Corinthians12 of 147 · 8%
- Romans7 of 147 · 5%
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Matthew26 occurrences
- Matthew 1:21καλέσειςkaleseisverb · future active, statement · 2nd person singularShe will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”here: you will call
- Matthew 1:23καλέσουσινkalesousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).here: they will call
- Matthew 1:25ἐκάλεσενekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.here: (s)he called
- Matthew 2:7καλέσαςkalesasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.here: having called
- Matthew 2:15ἐκάλεσαekalesaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularwhere he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”here: I called
- Matthew 2:23κληθήσεται.¶klēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularand he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”here: He will be called.
- Matthew 4:21ἐκάλεσενekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularGoing on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,here: He called
- Matthew 5:9κληθήσονται.¶klēthēsontaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person pluralBlessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.here: will be called.
- Matthew 5:19κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularSo then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.here: he will be called
- Matthew 5:19κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularSo then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.here: will be called
- Matthew 9:13καλέσαιkalesaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”here: to call
- Matthew 20:8κάλεσονkalesonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularWhen evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’here: do call
- Matthew 21:13κληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularAnd He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”here: will be called,’
- Matthew 22:3καλέσαιkalesaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.here: to call
- Matthew 22:3κεκλημένουςkeklēmenousverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralHe sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.here: invited
- Matthew 22:4κεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralAgain, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’here: invited;
- Matthew 22:8κεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.here: invited
- Matthew 22:9καλέσατεkalesateverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person pluralGo therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’here: do invite
- Matthew 22:43καλεῖkaleiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularJesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:here: does call
- Matthew 22:45καλεῖkaleiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularSo if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”here: calls
- Matthew 23:7καλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.here: to be called
- Matthew 23:8κληθῆτεklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 2nd person pluralBut you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.here: may be called
- Matthew 23:9καλέσητεkalesēteverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluralAnd do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.here: may call
- Matthew 23:10κληθῆτεklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 2nd person pluralNor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.here: may be called
- Matthew 25:14ἐκάλεσενekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularFor it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.here: [who] called
- Matthew 27:8ἐκλήθηeklēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularThat is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.here: was called
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 1:20ἐκάλεσενekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularImmediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.here: He called
- Mark 2:17καλέσαιkalesaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”here: to call
- Mark 3:31καλοῦντεςkalountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,here: calling
- Mark 11:17κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularThen Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”here: will be called
Luke43 occurrences
- Luke 1:13καλέσειςkaleseisverb · future active, statement · 2nd person singularBut the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.here: you will call
- Luke 1:31καλέσειςkaleseisverb · future active, statement · 2nd person singularBehold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.here: you will call
- Luke 1:32κληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularHe will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,here: He will be called,
- Luke 1:35κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularThe angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.here: will be called
- Luke 1:36καλουμένῃkaloumenēverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularLook, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.here: [was] called
- Luke 1:59ἐκάλουνekalounverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralOn the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.here: were calling
- Luke 1:60κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularBut his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”here: he will be called
- Luke 1:61καλεῖταιkaleitaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularThey said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”here: is called
- Luke 1:62καλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.here: to be called
- Luke 1:76κληθήσῃ·klēthēsēverb · future passive, statement · 2nd person singularAnd you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,here: will be called;
- Luke 2:4καλεῖταιkaleitaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularSo Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.here: is called
- Luke 2:21ἐκλήθηeklēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularWhen the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.here: was called
- Luke 2:21κληθὲνklēthenverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularWhen the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.here: He had been called
- Luke 2:23κληθήσεται·klēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singular(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),here: will be called;
- Luke 5:32καλέσαιkalesaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”here: to call
- Luke 6:15καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularMatthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;here: being called
- Luke 6:46καλεῖτε·kaleiteverb · present active, statement · 2nd person pluralWhy do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?here: do you call:
- Luke 7:11καλουμένηνkaloumenēnverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singularSoon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.here: being called
- Luke 7:39καλέσαςkalesasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”here: having invited
- Luke 8:2καλουμένηkaloumenēverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularas well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,here: is called
- Luke 9:10καλουμένηνkaloumenēnverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.here: being called
- Luke 10:39καλουμένηkaloumenēverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularShe had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.here: being called
- Luke 14:7κεκλημένουςkeklēmenousverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhen Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:here: invited
- Luke 14:8κληθῇςklēthēasverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 2nd person singular“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.here: you may be invited
- Luke 14:8κεκλημένοςkeklēmenosverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.here: invited
- Luke 14:9καλέσαςkalesasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.here: having invited
- Luke 14:10κληθῇς,klēthēasverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 2nd person singularBut when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.here: you may be invited,
- Luke 14:10κεκληκώςkeklēkōsverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.here: having invited
- Luke 14:12κεκληκότιkeklēkotiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThen Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.here: having invited
- Luke 14:13κάλειkaleiverb · present active, command · 2nd person singularBut when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,here: do call
- Luke 14:16ἐκάλεσενekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.here: invited
- Luke 14:17κεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralWhen it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’here: invited;
- Luke 14:24κεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralFor I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”here: invited
- Luke 15:19κληθῆναιklēthēnaiverb · aorist (simple past) passive, infinitive (“to…”)I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’here: to be called
- Luke 15:21κληθῆναιklēthēnaiverb · aorist (simple past) passive, infinitive (“to…”)The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’here: to be called
- Luke 19:2καλούμενοςkaloumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.here: being called
- Luke 19:13καλέσαςkalesasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBeforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.here: Having called
- Luke 19:29καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · neuter singularAs He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,here: is being called
- Luke 20:44καλεῖ,kaleiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularThus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”here: calls,
- Luke 21:37καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · neuter singularEvery day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.here: is being called
- Luke 22:3καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.here: is being called
- Luke 22:25καλοῦνται.kalountaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person pluralSo Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.here: are called.
- Luke 23:33καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.here: is being called
John2 occurrences
- John 1:42κληθήσῃklēthēsēverb · future passive, statement · 2nd person singularAndrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).here: will be called
- John 2:2ἐκλήθηeklēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularand Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.here: Was invited
Acts18 occurrences
- Acts 1:12καλουμένουkaloumenouverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.here: is being called
- Acts 1:19κληθῆναιklēthēnaiverb · aorist (simple past) passive, infinitive (“to…”)This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)here: to call
- Acts 1:23καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularSo they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.here: is being called
- Acts 3:11καλουμένῃkaloumenēverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhile the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.here: is being called
- Acts 4:18καλέσαντεςkalesantesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.here: having called
- Acts 7:58καλουμένουkaloumenouverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThey dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.here: named
- Acts 8:10καλουμένηkaloumenēverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularand all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”here: is called
- Acts 9:11καλουμένηνkaloumenēnverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.here: is being called
- Acts 10:1καλουμένηςkaloumenēsverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAt Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.here: is called
- Acts 13:1καλούμενοςkaloumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNow in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.here: is being called
- Acts 14:12ἐκάλουνekalounverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralBarnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.here: They were calling
- Acts 15:22καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,here: is being called
- Acts 15:37καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularBarnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.here: is being called
- Acts 24:2κληθέντοςklēthentosverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWhen Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.here: When was invited
- Acts 27:8καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularAfter we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.here: being called
- Acts 27:14καλούμενοςkaloumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.here: is being called
- Acts 27:16καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · neuter singularPassing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.here: being called
- Acts 28:1καλεῖται·kaleitaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularOnce we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.here: is called;
Romans7 occurrences
- Romans 4:17καλοῦντοςkalountosverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAs it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.here: calling
- Romans 8:30ἐκάλεσεν·ekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.here: He called;
- Romans 8:30ἐκάλεσεν,ekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.here: He called,
- Romans 9:7κληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularNor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”here: will be named
- Romans 9:24ἐκάλεσενekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularincluding us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?here: He has called
- Romans 9:25καλέσωkalesōverb · future active, statement · 1st person singularAs He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”here: I will call
- Romans 9:26κληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person pluraland, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”here: they will be called
1 Corinthians12 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 1:9ἐκλήθητεeklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralGod, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.here: you were called
- 1 Corinthians 7:15κέκληκενkeklēkenverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.here: has called
- 1 Corinthians 7:17κέκληκενkeklēkenverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singularRegardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.here: has called
- 1 Corinthians 7:18ἐκλήθη;eklēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularWas a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.here: was called?
- 1 Corinthians 7:18κέκληταίkeklētaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singularWas a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.here: has been called
- 1 Corinthians 7:20ἐκλήθη,eklēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularEach one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.here: he has been called,
- 1 Corinthians 7:21ἐκλήθης;eklēthēsverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person singularWere you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.here: were you called?
- 1 Corinthians 7:22κληθεὶςklētheisverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor 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.here: having been called
- 1 Corinthians 7:22κληθεὶςklētheisverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor 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.here: having been called
- 1 Corinthians 7:24ἐκλήθη,eklēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularBrothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.here: he was called,
- 1 Corinthians 10:27καλεῖkaleiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularIf an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.here: invites
- 1 Corinthians 15:9καλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.here: to be called
Galatians4 occurrences
- Galatians 1:6καλέσαντοςkalesantosverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularI am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—here: having called
- Galatians 1:15καλέσαςkalesasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleasedhere: having called [me]
- Galatians 5:8καλοῦντοςkalountosverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularSuch persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.here: calling
- Galatians 5:13ἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralFor you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.here: were called,
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 4:1ἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralAs a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:here: you were called,
- Ephesians 4:4ἐκλήθητεeklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralThere is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;here: you were called
1 Thessalonians3 occurrences
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12καλοῦντοςkalountosverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularencouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.here: is calling
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7ἐκάλεσενekalesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularFor God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.here: has called
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24καλῶνkalōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.here: calling
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
Hebrews6 occurrences
- Hebrews 2:11καλεῖνkaleinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to call
- Hebrews 3:13καλεῖταιkaleitaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularBut exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.here: it is called
- Hebrews 5:4καλούμενοςkaloumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNo one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.here: being called
- Hebrews 9:15κεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralTherefore 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.here: called
- Hebrews 11:8καλούμενοςkaloumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBy 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.here: being called
- Hebrews 11:18κληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singulareven though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”here: will be reckoned
1 Peter6 occurrences
- 1 Peter 1:15καλέσανταkalesantaverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularBut just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,here: having called
- 1 Peter 2:9καλέσαντοςkalesantosverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBut 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.here: having called
- 1 Peter 2:21ἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralFor to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:here: you have been called,
- 1 Peter 3:6καλοῦσα,kalousaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularjust 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.here: calling,
- 1 Peter 3:9ἐκλήθητεeklēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 2nd person pluralDo 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.here: you were called
- 1 Peter 5:10καλέσαςkalesasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd 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.here: having called
Revelation7 occurrences
- Revelation 1:9καλουμένῃkaloumenēverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularI, 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.here: is being called
- Revelation 11:8καλεῖταιkaleitaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularTheir bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.here: is called
- Revelation 12:9καλούμενοςkaloumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd 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.here: is called
- Revelation 16:16καλούμενονkaloumenonverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.here: is being called
- Revelation 19:9κεκλημένοι.keklēmenoiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen 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.”here: invited.
- Revelation 19:11καλούμενοςkaloumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.here: being called
- Revelation 19:13κέκληταιkeklētaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singularHe is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.here: has been called
