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Name of God’s Son

ΚΛΗΣΙΝ, κλησιν

KLĒSIN, klēsin

Sounds Like: KLEE-sin

Translations: call, a call, calling, a calling, invitation, an invitation, summons, a summons

From the root: ΚΛΗΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is a noun that refers to a call, a summons, or an invitation. It can be used in various contexts, such as a divine calling, an invitation to an event, or a summons to appear somewhere. It is often used to describe a specific purpose or destiny to which one is called.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2821 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • 1 Corinthians — 1:26
  • 2 Peter — 1:10
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
  • Mandate 4 — 3:6
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
  • Parable 8 — 11:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • 1 Corinthians — 1:26
  • 2 Peter — 1:10

From the same root

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

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.

  • ΚΕΚΛΗΣΗ — call, a call, invitation, a summons, a calling
  • ΚΛΗΣΕΙ — to a call, to a calling, to an invitation, by a call, by a calling, by an invitation
  • ΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ — callings, invitations, summons, a calling, an invitation, a summons
  • ΚΛΗΣΕΣΙΝ — to calls, to invitations, to summonses, to vocations
  • ΚΛΗΣΕΩΣ — of a call, of a calling, of an invitation, of a summons
  • ΚΛΗΣΙΣ — calling, a calling, invitation, a summons, a divine invitation

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