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It emphasizes the divine initiative in the calling of individuals to faith and the privileges and responsibilities that accompany this calling.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, being "called" or "invited" often referred to being summoned to a banquet or a special event, which was a significant social honor. In the Jewish context, the concept of being called by God was deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where God called individuals like Abraham, Moses, and the prophets for specific purposes. The New Testament expands this idea to include all believers as those who are called by God into a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2822</b> <i>klētós</i> – literally, "<i>called</i>" (derived from 2564/<i>kaleō</i>, "to call, summon"). <a href="/greek/2821.htm">See 2821</a> (<i>klēsis</i>).</p><p class="discovery">In the NT, <a href="/greek/2822.htm">2822</a> <i>/klētós</i> ("divinely <i>called</i>") focuses on God's <i>general</i> call – i.e. the call (invitation) He gives to all people, so all can receive His salvation. God desires every person to call out to Him and receive His salvation (1 Tim 2:4,5). "Unfortunately, many choose <i>not</i> to – but <i>all can</i>; all <i>don't</i> but <i>all can</i> call out to God for His mercy (<i>not</i> just 'some')" (G. Archer). <a href="/greek/2821.htm">See 2821</a> <i>/klēsis</i> ("calling").</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2564.htm">kaleó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>called<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>called (9), calling (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2822: κλητός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κλητός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κλητή</span>, <span class="greek2">κλητον</span> (<span class="greek2">κλαέω</span>) (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), <span class="accented">called, invited</span> (to a banquet (<a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1-41.htm">1 Kings 1:41, 49</a>); 3Macc. 5:14; <span class="abbreviation">Aeschines</span> 50, 1); in the N. T. <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> "invited (by God in the proclamation of the gospel) to obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God through Christ" (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καλέω</span></span>, 1 b. <span class="greek2">β'</span>. (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 35 (34))): <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jude/1-1.htm">Jude 1:1</a>; <span class="greek2">κλητοί</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκλεκτοί</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">πιστοί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-14.htm">Revelation 17:14</a>; <span class="greek2">κλητοί</span> and <span class="greek2">ἐκλεκτοί</span> are distinguished (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐκλεκτός</span></span>, 1 a.) in <a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-16.htm">Matthew 20:16</a> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit; <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets the clause); <a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-14.htm">Matthew 22:14</a>, a distinction which does not agree with Paul's view (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καλέω</span></span>, as above; (Weiss, Biblical Theol. § 88; <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>'s Commentary on <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a>)); <span class="greek2">κλητοί</span> <span class="greek2">Ἰησοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Χριστοῦ</span>, genitive of possessor (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 195 (183); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 132, 23), devoted to Christ and united to him, <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-6.htm">Romans 1:6</a>; <span class="greek2">κλητοί</span> <span class="greek2">ἅγιοι</span>, "holy (or 'saints') by the calling of God," <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-7.htm">Romans 1:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-2.htm">1 Corinthians 1:2</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">called to (the discharge of) some office</span>: <span class="greek2">κλητός</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπόστολος</span>, i. e. divinely selected and appointed (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καλέω</span></span>, as above), <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-1.htm">Romans 1:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-1.htm">1 Corinthians 1:1</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> brackets <span class="greek2">κλητός</span>); cf. <a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>called. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/2821.htm">klesis</a>; invited, i.e. Appointed, or (specially), a saint -- called. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2821.htm">klesis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κηλτοί κληταί κλητάς κλητή κλητοι κλητοί κλητοὶ κλητοις κλητοίς κλητοῖς κλητος κλητός κλητὸς κλητούς kletoi kletoí kletoì klētoi klētoí klētoì kletois kletoîs klētois klētoîs kletos kletòs klētos klētòs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 20:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ εἰσιν <b>κλητοί</b> ὀλίγοι δὲ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> many be <span class="itali">called,</span> but few<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed are <span class="itali">called</span> few however<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 22:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γάρ εἰσιν <b>κλητοὶ</b> ὀλίγοι δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For many <span class="itali">are called,</span> but few<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> many are <span class="itali">called,</span> but few<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed are <span class="itali">called</span> few however<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ <b>κλητὸς</b> ἀπόστολος ἀφωρισμένος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jesus, <span class="itali">called</span> [as] an apostle,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Christ, <span class="itali">called</span> [to be] an apostle,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jesus Christ <span class="itali">a called</span> apostle set apart<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ὑμεῖς <b>κλητοὶ</b> Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you also <span class="itali">are the called</span> of Jesus<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye also <span class="itali">the called</span> of Jesus Christ:<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also you <span class="itali">called</span> of Jesus Christ<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγαπητοῖς θεοῦ <b>κλητοῖς</b> ἁγίοις χάρις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in Rome, <span class="itali">called</span> [as] saints:<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of God, <span class="itali">called</span> [to be] saints:<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beloved of God <span class="itali">called</span> saints grace<p><b><a href="/text/romans/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατὰ πρόθεσιν <b>κλητοῖς</b> οὖσιν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to those <span class="itali">who are called</span> according<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to them who are <span class="itali">the called</span> according<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> according to [his] purpose <span class="itali">called</span> are<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ΠΑΥΛΟΣ <b>κλητὸς</b> ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Paul, <span class="itali">called</span> [as] an apostle of Jesus<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Paul, <span class="itali">called</span> [to be] an apostle<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Paul <span class="itali">a called</span> apostle of Jesus<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 1:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ <b>κλητοῖς</b> ἁγίοις σὺν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> saints <span class="itali">by calling,</span> with all<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jesus, <span class="itali">called</span> [to be] saints,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Christ Jesus <span class="itali">called</span> saints with<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/1-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 1:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τοῖς <b>κλητοῖς</b> Ἰουδαίοις τε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but to those <span class="itali">who are the called,</span> both<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto them which <span class="itali">are called,</span> both Jews<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> however the <span class="itali">called</span> Jews both<p><b><a href="/text/jude/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jude 1:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Χριστῷ τετηρημένοις <b>κλητοῖς</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jude/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> To those <span class="itali">who are the called,</span> beloved<br><a href="/kjvs/jude/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in Jesus Christ, <span class="itali">[and] called:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Christ kept <span class="itali">called [ones]</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μετ' αὐτοῦ <b>κλητοὶ</b> καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">are with Him [are the] called</span> and chosen<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him <span class="itali">[are] called,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with him <span class="itali">called</span> and chosen<p><b><a href="/greek/2822.htm">Strong's Greek 2822</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2822.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kle_toi_2822.htm">κλητοί — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kle_tois_2822.htm">κλητοῖς — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kle_tos_2822.htm">κλητὸς — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2821.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2821"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2821" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2823.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2823"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2823" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>