Greek noun (feminine) · G2821
κλῆσις
klesisklay'-sis
calling
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: klēsis
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2821is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2821
an invitation (figuratively)
The King James renders it: calling.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
klesis is rendered "calling". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Three of the uses stand in Ephesians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 11:29For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
Romans 11:29κλῆσις
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eleven uses are in Ephesians.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- calling9
- of calling1
- with a calling1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- κλήσεως6
- κλήσει2
- κλῆσιν2
- κλῆσις1
The grammar of each form
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular6N-GSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2N-ASF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2N-DSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Romans
one use
For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
- κλῆσιςklesisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: calling
1 Corinthians
two uses
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- κλῆσινklesinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: calling
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
- κλήσειkleseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: calling
Ephesians
three uses
I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
- κλήσεωςkleseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: calling
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
- κλήσεωςkleseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: calling
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
- κλήσεωςkleseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: calling
Philippians
one use
I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
- κλήσεωςkleseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: calling
2 Thessalonians
one use
To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
- κλήσεωςkleseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: calling
2 Timothy
one use
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- κλήσειkleseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: with a calling
Hebrews
one use
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
- κλήσεωςkleseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of calling
2 Peter
one use
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
- κλῆσινklesinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: calling
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.