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    Call (Kaleō)

    καλέω (kaleō)

    To summon, invite, or name — God's sovereign invitation that creates what it declares.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: kah-LEH-oh

    Definition

    Kaleō is the Greek word for call, meaning to summon, invite, or name. God's call is not merely an invitation but a creative act — He calls things into existence, calls sinners to salvation, and calls believers to their purpose.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Romans 8:30

    “Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified.”
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    1 Peter 2:9

    “Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.”
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    Romans 4:17

    “God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.