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Strong's Number G2564

καλέω
kaleo · kal-eh'-o
Transliteration:
kaleo{kal-eh'-o}
Word Origin:
akin to the base of 2753
TDNT:
3:487,394
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
Usage in the KJV:
call 126, bid 2, be so named 1, named 3686 2, misc 3

Total: 146
Occurs 148 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
  1. to call
    1. to call aloud, utter in a loud voice
    2. to invite
  2. to call i.e. to name, by name
    1. to give a name to
      1. to receive the name of, receive as a name
      2. to give some name to one, call his name
    2. to be called i.e. to bear a name or title (among men)
    3. to salute one by name For Synonyms see entry 5823
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament