What does καλέω · αὐτός mean in the Bible?
καλέω · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)".
Greek · G2564, G846
ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς
To call: call · it/s/he
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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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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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What does ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς (ekalesen autous) mean in the Bible?
καλέω · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2564, G846?
G2564, G846 is connected to 148 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
Source Gloss
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 148 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
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
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
Matthew 1:21 καλέσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 1:23 καλέσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 1:25 ἐκάλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:15 ἐκάλεσα aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:7 καλέσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:21 ἐκάλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:13 καλέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:8 Κάλεσον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 22:3 καλέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 22:3 κεκλημένους perfect passive participle participle Matthew 22:4 κεκλημένοις perfect passive participle participle Matthew 22:43 καλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:45 καλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 22:8 κεκλημένοι perfect passive participle participle Matthew 22:9 καλέσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 23:9 καλέσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 25:14 ἐκάλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:20 ἐκάλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:17 καλέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 3:31 καλοῦντες present active participle participle Luke 1:13 καλέσεις future active indicative prospective Luke 1:31 καλέσεις future active indicative prospective Luke 1:59 ἐκάλουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 1:61 καλεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 2:21 κληθὲν aorist passive participle participle Luke 5:32 καλέσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 6:46 καλεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:39 καλέσας aorist active participle participle Luke 14:10 κληθῇς aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 14:10 κεκληκώς perfect active participle participle Luke 14:12 κεκληκότι perfect active participle participle Luke 14:13 κάλει present active imperative imperative Luke 14:16 ἐκάλεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 14:17 κεκλημένοις perfect passive participle participle Luke 14:24 κεκλημένων perfect passive participle participle Luke 14:7 κεκλημένους perfect passive participle participle Luke 14:8 κληθῇς aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 14:9 καλέσας aorist active participle participle Luke 19:13 καλέσας aorist active participle participle Luke 20:44 καλεῖ present active indicative ongoing
+48 more 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 Origins
ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain