Strong's Greek · G2564
G2564 kaléō
καλέω
kal-eh'-o
to call
Looking for Hebrew H2564 chêmâr? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2564. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
kaléō appears 148 times in Scripture, including Matthew 1:21 and Luke 1:31. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
In the King James Version
bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called))
Derivation
akin to the base of G2753 (κελεύω);
Appears 148 times in Scripture
“Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.”
“But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.”
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.”
“So 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.”
“and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.””
“where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.””
““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”).”
“Going 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,”
“Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.”
“She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
