What does ἄνω · κλῆσις mean in the Bible?
ἄνω · κλῆσις is a Greek phrase meaning "upward call, heavenly call".
Greek · G507, G2821
ἄνω κλήσεως
Upward or on the top · an invitation (figuratively)
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ἄνω G507 upward or on the top
Pronunciation ánō
Directional term marking spiritual realm or transcendent reality, contrasting with earthly "below" (κάτω)
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κλῆσις G2821 an invitation (figuratively)
Pronunciation klēsis
God's sovereign summons to salvation, emphasizing the calling itself rather than mere invitation.
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What does ἄνω κλήσεως (anō klēseōs) mean in the Bible?
ἄνω · κλῆσις is a Greek phrase meaning "upward call, heavenly call".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G507, G2821?
G507, G2821 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. upward call, heavenly call
Source Gloss
upward call, heavenly call
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 9
John 2:7 · John 8:23 · John 11:41 · Acts 2:19 · Gal 4:26 · Phil 3:14 · Col 3:1 · Col 3:2 · Heb 12:15 9×
Word Origins
ἄνω κλήσεως 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
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