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klētos

called, invited

Say it: klay-TOS (approximate)

κλητός

What it means

Called or invited, often with the sense of being summoned by God. Paul is "called to be an apostle" (1:1), and the Roman believers are "called to be saints" (1:7). The related verb kaleō is the word for "to call."

Range of meaning

  • CalledSummoned by God.
  • InvitedAsked to come.

In Romans

  • Chapter 1

    "Called to be an apostle," "called to be saints" (1:1, 1:6-7).

Every verse (4)

Verses where G2822 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources