2001 Translation

KALOU, kalou

Sounds Like: ka-LOO

Translations: to call, to invite, to name, to summon

From the root: ΚΑΛΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a form of the verb 'to call'. It can mean to summon someone, to invite them, or to give them a name. It is often used in contexts of calling upon God or calling someone to a specific purpose.

Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Imperative, 2nd Person Singular

Strong’s number: G2564 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Tobit — 7:6, 9:6
• Proverbs — 24:4
• John — 10:33
• 1 Timothy — 3:1
• Hebrews — 5:14

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 3:73
• Book 5 — 8:277
• Book 6 — 1:14
• Book 13 — 16:431
• Book 19 — 3:233

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Three — 5:31

Justin Martyr

• Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:14

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 6:1

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 2:9
• Leviticus — 27:12
• Tobit — 7:7, 7:7, 9:6
• Proverbs — 24:4

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 12 — 5:3

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• John — 10:33
• 1 Timothy — 3:1
• Hebrews — 5:14

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΛΕΩ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἈΝΑΚΑΛΕΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to call back, to recall, to recover, to restore, to retrieve
• ΑΛΕΣΟΝ — call, name, invite, summon
• ΑΝΕΚΑΛΟΥΝ — they were calling back, they were recalling, they were appealing, they were summoning back
• ΑΠΕΚΑΛΕΙ — was calling, was naming, was inviting, was summoning, was appealing
• ΑΠΕΚΑΛΟΥΝ — they were calling, they called, they were naming, they named
• ἘΚΑΛΕΙ — he was calling, she was calling, it was calling, he called, she called, it called, he was named, she was named, it was named
• ἘΚΑΛΕΙΤΟ — was called, used to be called, he was called, she was called, it was called
• ἘΚΑΛΕΣΑ — I called, I invited, I summoned, I named
• ἘΚΑΛΕΣΑΝ — they called, they named, they invited
• ἘΚΑΛΕΣΑΣ — you called, you have called, you did call
• ἘΚΑΛΕΣΑΤΟ — called, summoned, invited, called for himself, invited for himself
• ἘΚΑΛΕΣΕ — he called, she called, it called
• ἘΚΑΛΕΣΕΝ — he called, she called, it called
• ἘΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝ — we were calling, we called, we used to call, we invited, we summoned
• ἘΚΑΛΟΥΝ — they were calling, they called, they used to call, they were inviting, they invited, they used to invite
• ἘΚΑΛΟΥΝΤΟ — they were called, they used to be called
• ἘΚΕΚΛΗΤΟ — had been called, was called
• ἘΚΛΗΘΗΜΕΝ — we were called, we have been called
• ἘΚΛΗΘΗΣ — you were called, you were summoned, you were invited
• ἘΚΛΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they were called, they were invited
• ἘΚΛΗΘΗΤΕ — you were called, you have been called
• ἘΚΛΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will be called, I will be named, I will call myself, I will invite
• ΕἸΣΚΑ — call in, summon, invite
• ΕΚΑΛΕΣΑ — I called, I have called, I invited, I have invited, I summoned, I have summoned
• ΕΚΑΛΕΣΑΝ — they called, they have called
• ΕΚΑΛΕΣΑΣ — you called, you have called, you did call
• ΕΚΑΛΕΣΕ — he called, she called, it called, he invited, she invited, it invited, he summoned, she summoned, it summoned
• ΕΚΑΛΕΣΕΝ — he called, he summoned, he invited, he named
• ΕΚΑΛΕΣΝ — he called, she called, it called, he has called, she has called, it has called
• ΕΚΑΛΟΥ — called, were calling, used to call
• ΕΚΑΛΟΥΝ — they were calling, they called, they used to call
• ΕΚΛΗΘΗ — was called, was named, has been called, has been named
• ΕΚΛΗΘΗΣ — you were called, you were named, you were invited
• ΕΚΛΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they were called, they were named, they were invited
• ΕΚΛΗΘΗΤΑΙ — you were called, you have been called, you are called
• ΕΚΛΗΘΗΤΕ — you were called, you have been called
• ΕΠΕΚΕΚΛΗΤΟ — he had appealed, he had called upon, he had invoked
• ΕΠΙΚΑΛΕΟΜΑΙ — to call upon, to appeal to, to name, to surname, to invoke, to call
• ΚΑΛΕ — call, invite, name, summon, a beautiful one, a good one, O good one, O beautiful one
• ΚΑΛΕΙ — he calls, she calls, it calls, he invites, she invites, it invites
• ΚΑΛΕΙΝ — to call, to invite, to name, to summon, to bid
• ΚΑΛΕΙΣ — you call, you invite, you name, you summon, you appoint
• ΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be called, to be named, to be invited
• ΚΑΛΕΙΣΘΕ — you are called, you are being called, be called, you are invited, you are being invited, be invited
• ΚΑΛΕΙΤΑΙ — is called, is named, is invited
• ΚΑΛΕΙΤΑΙΣ — you are called, you are named, you are invited
• ΚΑΛΕΙΤΕ — you call, you invite, you name
• ΚΑΛΕΟΜΕΝ — we call, we name, we invite, we summon
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΙ — to call, to invite, to name, to summon
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤ — having called, calling, inviting, summoning
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤ' — having called, who called, those who called
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤΑ — calling, having called, one who called, those who called
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤΑΣ — calling, having called, those who called, those who have called
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having called, calling, invited, having invited
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of the one who called, of the one who has called, of the one who invited, of the one who has invited
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΝΤΩΝ — of calling, of those who called, of having called
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΣ — having called, having invited, having summoned, having named
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΣΙ — to call, to invite, to summon, to name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΣΙΝ — (to) those who called, (to) those who invited, (to) those who summoned
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΤΕ — call, invite, summon, name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΑΤΩ — let him call, he must call, let him invite, he must invite, let him summon, he must summon
• ΚΑΛΕΣΕ — he called, she called, it called
• ΚΑΛΕΣΕΙ — he will call, she will call, it will call, he will invite, she will invite, it will invite, he will name, she will name, it will name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΕΙΕΝ — they might call, they might invite, they might name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΕΙΣ — you will call, you will invite, you will name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΕΤΑΙ — will be called, will be named, will call for himself, will invite
• ΚΑΛΕΣΕΤΕ — you will call, you will invite, you will summon, you will name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΗ — call, invite, summon, name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΗΣ — you call, you invite, you summon, you name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΗΤΕ — you may call, you might call, you should call
• ΚΑΛΕΣΙ — to call, to invite, to summon, to name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΙΣ — calling, an invitation, a summons, an appointment
• ΚΑΛΕΣΟ — call, invite, summon, name, appoint
• ΚΑΛΕΣΟΝ — call, name, invite, summon
• ΚΑΛΕΣΟΥΣΙ — they will call, they will invite, they will name
• ΚΑΛΕΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will call, they will name, they will invite, they will summon
• ΚΑΛΕΣΩ — I will call, I will invite, I will name, I will summon
• ΚΑΛΕΣΩΜΕΝ — let us call, we may call, we should call, we might call
• ΚΑΛΕΣΩΝ — will call, going to call, one who will call, having called (future sense)
• ΚΑΛΕΣΩΣΙΝ — they may call, they might call, they should call, they will call
• ΚΑΛΕΩ — call, name, invite, summon
• ΚΑΛΙΣΘΕ — be called, be named, be invited, be summoned
• ΚΑΛΙΤΑΙ — is called, is named, is invited, is summoned
• ΚΑΛΙΤΕ — you call, you invite, you summon, you name
• ΚΑΛΟΙΤΟ — he might be called, he might be invited, he might call (for himself)
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΑΙ — I am called, I am named, I am invited
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΘΑ — we are called, we are named, we are invited
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝ — we call, we invite, we name, we summon
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΑ — being called, named, invited, summoned, appointed
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΑΙΣ — being called, named, those being called, those named
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΗ — called, named, being called, a called one, a named one
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΗΝ — called, named, being called, being named, the one called, the one named
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ — called, being called, named, being named, a called one, a named one
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟ — called, being called, named, being named, invited, being invited
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — called, being called, those who are called
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — to those who are called, to those who are being called
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — called, named, that which is called, that which is named
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΝΥΦΗΨΑΝ — unknown
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — called, being called, named, who is called, who is named
• ΚΑΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ — called, named, a called, a named, of the called, of the named

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