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GreekG2822Adjective

κλητός

klētos

12Occurrences
G2822Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

invited, i.e. appointed, or (specially), a saint

from the same as G2821 (κλῆσις);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
called, invited (as to a banquet, Æsch., ); in NT, always of the Divine call; (a) to some office: κ. ἀπόστολος; (b) to salvation: κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί; in gosp. (not in pl., see: καλέω) disting. fr.ἐκλεκτός,; κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ.; κ. ἅγιοι, saints by calling.
LXX: for קָרָא, מִקְרָא

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

κλητός appears 12 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
4
1 Corinthians
3
Matthew
2
Jude
1
Luke
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:1BSB

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

1 Corinthians 1:24BSB

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Luke 14:24BSB

For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

Matthew 22:14BSB

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Romans 1:1BSB

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.