κλητός

klētos

called

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Strong’s G2822Adjective10 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

called6

a called2

to those called1

are called1

In the text

Matthew 22:14κλητοί
For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Romans 1:1κλητὸς
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
1 Corinthians 1:1κλητὸς
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
Jude 1:1κλητοῖς
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
Revelation 17:14κλητοὶ
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

Abbott-Smith

κλητός, -ή, -όν
(καλέω), [in LXX for קָרָא, מִקְרָא, Exo.12:16, al. ;]
called, invited (as to a banquet, Æsch., 1Sa 1:41, 3Ma.5:14); in NT, always of the Divine call;

(a) to some office: κ. ἀπόστολος, Rom.1:1, 1Co.1:1;

(b) to salvation: Rom.8:28, 1Co.1:24, Ju 1; κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί, Rev.17:14; in gosp. (not in pl., see: καλέω) disting. fr.ἐκλεκτός, Mat.20:16 (WH, txt., R, omit), Mat.22:14; κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Rom.1:6; κ. ἅγιοι, saints by calling, Rom.1:7, 1Co.1:2.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.