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καλέω

Transliteration: kaleo · verb

148x in NTFirst: Matt 1:21
MeaningI call, invite, name
Part of speechverb
Frequency148x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsκαλέσεις, καλέσουσιν, ἐκάλεσεν, καλέσας, ἐκάλεσα, κληθήσεται, κληθήσονται, καλέσαι, Κάλεσον, κεκλημένους
Example versesMatt 1:21 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:7 · Matt 2:15
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What kind of word is καλέω?

καλέω (kaleo) is a verb that occurs 148 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I call, invite, name” and first appears in Matt 1:21.

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