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κλητός

Called

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κλητός G2822
Pronunciation klētós

What does κλητός (klētós) mean in the Bible?

κλητός (klētós) is a Greek word meaning "called". κλητός, -ή, -όν (καλέω), [in LXX for קָרָא, מִקְרָא, Exo.

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Meaning

called
Extended definition

In NT, exclusively denotes God's effectual summons to salvation or office, not mere invitation.

(καλέω), [in LXX for קָרָא, מִקְרָא, Exo.12:16, al. ;] called, invited (as to a banquet, Æsch., 1Sa 1:41, 3Ma.5:14); in NT, always of the Divine call;

ato some office: κ. ἀπόστολος, Rom.1:1, 1Co.1:1;
bto salvation: Rom.8:28, 1Co.1:24, Ju 1; κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί, Rev.17:14; in gosp. (not in pl., see: καλέω) disting. fr.ἐκλεκτός, Mat.20:16 (WH, txt., R, omit), Mat.22:14; κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Rom.1:6; κ. ἅγιοι, saints by calling, Rom.1:7, 1Co.1:2.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:14 · Rom 1:6 · Rev 17:14 3×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rom 1:1 · 1 Cor 1:1 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rom 1:7 · Rom 8:28 · 1 Cor 1:2 · 1 Cor 1:24 · Jude 1:1 5×
10 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Romans 1:1-7 called klētós Nominative · Plural · Masculine
apostle called to office; saints called to salvation through Christ
1 Corinthians 1:1-3 called klētós Nominative · Singular · Masculine
apostle called to office; believers called to be saints through divine calling
1 Corinthians 1:18-25 called klētós Dative · Plural · Masculine
Christ as divine power and wisdom to those called by God
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 1 — The Cross of Christ Against Boasting, Division, and Worldly Wisdom Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God

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

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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