Greek word study
καλέω G2564
- Transliteration
- kaléō
- KJV glosses
- bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called))
Lexical summary
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information