Greek · G2564, G4183 · unreviewed

ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς

To call: call · much

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καλέω G2564 to call: call

Pronunciation kaléō

Summons to divine purpose: God calls people into covenant relationship and kingdom participation, not merely summoning.

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πολύς G4183 much

Pronunciation polýs

Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.

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What does ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς (ekalesen pollous) mean in the Bible?

καλέω · πολύς is a Greek word meaning "invited many, called many".

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Meaning

invited many, called many

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Future Aorist Present Perfect Imperfect

Voices

Passive Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 64×

Aorist Passive Matt 27:8 · Luke 2:21 · John 2:2 · 1 Cor 7:18 · 1 Cor 7:20 · 1 Cor 7:24 · Jas 2:23 · 1 Cor 1:9 · Gal 5:13 · Eph 4:1 · Eph 4:4 · Col 3:15 · 1 Pet 2:21 · 1 Pet 3:9 · 1 Cor 7:21 · 1 Tim 6:12 16×

Future Passive Matt 2:23 · Matt 5:19 · Matt 21:13 · Mark 11:17 · Luke 1:32 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:60 · Luke 2:23 · Rom 9:7 · Heb 11:18 · Matt 5:9 · Rom 9:26 · Luke 1:76 · John 1:42 15×

Aorist Active Matt 1:25 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 25:14 · Mark 1:20 · Luke 14:16 · Rom 8:30 · Rom 9:24 · 1 Thess 4:7 · 2 Thess 2:14 · Matt 2:15 11×

Present Passive Luke 1:61 · Luke 2:4 · Acts 28:1 · Heb 3:13 · Rev 11:8 · Luke 22:25 6×

Present Active Matt 22:43 · Matt 22:45 · Luke 20:44 · 1 Cor 10:27 · Luke 6:46 5×

Future Active Matt 1:21 · Luke 1:13 · Luke 1:31 · Matt 1:23 · Rom 9:25 5×

Imperfect Active Luke 1:59 · Acts 14:12 2×

Perfect Active 1 Cor 7:15 · 1 Cor 7:17 2×

Perfect Passive 1 Cor 7:18 · Rev 19:13 2×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 64×

Present Passive Luke 6:15 · Luke 22:3 · Luke 23:33 · Acts 1:23 · Acts 15:22 · Acts 15:37 · Acts 27:8 · Rev 16:16 · Luke 19:2 · Acts 13:1 · Acts 27:14 · Heb 5:4 · Heb 11:8 · Rev 12:9 · Rev 19:11 · Luke 1:36 30×

Aorist Active Matt 2:7 · Luke 7:39 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 19:13 · Gal 1:15 · 1 Pet 5:10 · Gal 1:6 · 2 Tim 1:9 · 1 Pet 2:9 · 2 Pet 1:3 · Acts 4:18 · 1 Pet 1:15 12×

Perfect Passive Matt 22:8 · Heb 9:15 · Rev 19:9 · Matt 22:3 · Luke 14:7 · Matt 22:4 · Luke 14:17 · Luke 14:8 · Luke 14:24 9×

Present Active Rom 4:17 · Rom 9:12 · Gal 5:8 · 1 Thess 2:12 · Mark 3:31 · 1 Thess 5:24 · 1 Pet 3:6 7×

Aorist Passive 1 Cor 7:22 · Luke 2:21 · Acts 24:2 4×

Perfect Active Luke 14:10 · Luke 14:12 2×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 11×

Aorist Active Matt 9:13 · Matt 22:3 · Mark 2:17 · Luke 5:32 4×

Present Passive Matt 23:7 · Luke 1:62 · 1 Cor 15:9 3×

Aorist Passive Luke 15:19 · Luke 15:21 · Acts 1:19 3×

Present Active Heb 2:11 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×

Aorist Passive Matt 23:8 · Matt 23:10 · Luke 14:8 · Luke 14:10 · 1 John 3:1 5×

Aorist Active Matt 23:9 1×

Imperative command or strong request 3×

Aorist Active Matt 20:8 · Matt 22:9 2×

Present Active Luke 14:13 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 88 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 24 ongoing 6 prospective 7 resultant 3 imperative 3 background 2 subjunctive 3 infinitive 5 participle 35

Tense

aorist 49 present 17 perfect 13 future 7 imperfect 2

Voice

active 55 passive 33

Mood

indicative 42 participle 35 infinitive 5 subjunctive 3 imperative 3

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 7 — Marriage, Singleness, Calling, and Undistracted Devotion to the Lord John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 14 — Kingdom Humility, Banquet Mercy, and the Cost of Discipleship Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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