What does μετακαλέω (metakaléō) mean in the Bible?
μετακαλέω (metakaléō) is a Greek word meaning "to summon".
Greek · G3333
μετακαλέω
To summon
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μετακαλέω G3333
Pronunciation metakaléō
What does μετακαλέω (metakaléō) mean in the Bible?
μετακαλέω (metakaléō) is a Greek word meaning "to summon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3333?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), [for] (1), for (1), I will call for (1).
Where does μετακαλέω (metakaléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Acts 7:14
[for] 1× Acts 20:17
for 1× Acts 10:32
I will call for 1× Acts 24:25
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 7:14 μετεκαλέσατο to . . . Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 10:32 μετακάλεσαι to for Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Acts 20:17 μετεκαλέσατο to [for] Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 24:25 μετακαλέσομαί to I will call for Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 7:14
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Acts 4
Source forms
μετεκαλέσατο 2x metekalesato Acts 7:14, Acts 20:17
μετακάλεσαι 1x metakalesai Acts 10:32
μετακαλέσομαί 1x metakalesomai Acts 24:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Acts 7:14, Acts 20:17
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular 1x Acts 10:32
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 24:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to summon
Source Gloss
to summon
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:14 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
μετεκαλέσατο metekalesato
I send for
Read verse Acts 10:32 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Middle Imperative
μετακάλεσαι metakalesai
I send for
Read verse Acts 20:17 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
μετεκαλέσατο metekalesato
I send for
Read verse Acts 24:25 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Indicative
μετακαλέσομαί metakalesomai
I send for
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 1
Voice
middle 4
Mood
indicative 3 imperative 1
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 Origins
μετακαλέω is built from these roots:
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