GreekG2753Verb

κελεύω

keleuō

26Occurrences
G2753Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order

from a primary (to urge on);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to urge on, bid by word of mouth, order, command (mostly of one in authority): with accusative and inf. aor. ; with ellipse of accusative . Pres. ; with ellipse of accusative; ptcp. aor.
Synonyms
see: ἐντέλλω
LXX: and frequently in 1-4Mac

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κελεύω appears 26 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
18
Matthew
7
Luke
1

Key Passages

Acts 12:19BSB

After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

Acts 22:30BSB

The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 25:6BSB

After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.

Acts 4:15BSB

So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

Matthew 14:19BSB

And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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