Strong's #2564: kaleo (pronounced kal-eh'-o)
akin to the base of 2753; to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise):--bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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kaleō
1) to call
1a) to call aloud, utter in a loud voice
1b) to invite
2) to call, i.e. to name, by name
2a) to give a name to
2a1) to receive the name of, receive as a name
2a2) to give some name to one, call his name
2b) to be called, i.e. to bear a name or title (among men)
2c) to salute one by name
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: akin to the base of G2753
Citing in TDNT: 3:487, 394
Usage:
This word is used 146 times:
Matthew 1:21: "she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for"
Matthew 1:23: "shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name"
Matthew 1:25: "firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS."
Matthew 2:7: "Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently"
Matthew 2:15: "saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son."
Matthew 2:23: "by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene."
Matthew 4:21: "their nets; and he called them."
Matthew 5:9: "peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:19: "and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the"
Matthew 5:19: "whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in"
Matthew 9:13: "for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to"
Matthew 10:25: "his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much"
Matthew 20:8: "vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give"
Matthew 21:13: "It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye"
Matthew 22:3: "sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding:"
Matthew 22:3: "his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and"
Matthew 22:4: "servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner:"
Matthew 22:8: "wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy."
Matthew 22:9: "highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the"
Matthew 22:43: "doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,"
Matthew 22:45: "If David then call him, Lord, how is"
Matthew 23:7: "the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi."
Matthew 23:8: "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is"
Matthew 23:9: "And call no man your father upon the earth:"
Matthew 23:10: "Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master,"
Matthew 25:14: "the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered"
Matthew 27:8: "Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day."
Mark 1:20: "And straightway he called them: and they left their father"
Mark 2:17: "they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners"
Mark 11:17: "written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer?"
Luke 1:13: "thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John."
Luke 1:31: "bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS."
Luke 1:32: "shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord"
Luke 1:35: "which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
Luke 1:36: "the sixth month with her, who was called barren."
Luke 1:59: "the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the"
Luke 1:60: "and said, Not so; but he shall be called John."
Luke 1:61: "thy kindred that is called by this name."
Luke 1:62: "how he would have him called."
Luke 1:76: "And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go"
Luke 2:4: "the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because (he was"
Luke 2:21: "his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the"
Luke 2:21: "name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before"
Luke 2:23: "male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)"
Luke 5:32: "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Luke 6:15: "son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,"
Luke 6:46: "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do"
Luke 7:11: "that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his"
Luke 7:39: "Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within"
Luke 8:2: "and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went"
