Word study · Greek

kaléō

call

Say it: kal-EH-o (approximate)

καλέω

What it means

To call, to summon, or to name. In 4:7, "God didn't call us for uncleanness, but in sanctification," and in 5:24, "faithful is he who calls you." The word for the church, ekklesia, comes from this root.

Range of meaning

  • CallSummon.
  • NameGive a name to.

In 1 Thessalonians

Every verse (3)

Verses where G2564G is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources