Strong G3333μετακαλέω

to summon

Transliteration
metakaleō
Pronunciation
met-ak-al-eh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G3326 and G2564; to call elsewhere that is summon: - call (for hither).

Detailed definition

μετα-καλέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Hos.11:1-2 (קָרָא), I Est.1:50 *;]
to call from one place to another. Mid., to send for: with accusative, Act.7:14 10:32 20:17 24:25.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G3333 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • call4

First verses

  1. Acts 7:14
    Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
  2. Acts 10:32
    Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
  3. Acts 20:17
    And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
  4. Acts 24:25
    And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
μετακᾰλέω,
recall, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.11: especially _metaphorically_, τὴν ψυχὴν ἀπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς ἐπὶ.. 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.159, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 30.2.4, 7th c.AD: Paulus Aegineta Medicus 3.71)]:—middle, τινὰς ἀπὸ τῆς ἀποστάσεως [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 16.10.)]
2 simply, summon, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 1.15; ἐς κοινωνίαν μετακληθῆναι [prev. author] “Her.” 2.14; ψυχαῖς ταῖς εἰς χωρία θεῶν καὶ τοὺς ἐγγὺς ἄστρων τόπους καὶ ἱεροὺς δαίμονας μετακεκλημέναις 2nd-3rd c.AD: Hermes Trismegistus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 1.49.44)]; call in a midwife, doctor, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.4, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 10.4)]; ὁ ἰατρὸς μετακληθείς being called in, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Peregr.” 44)]:—middle, summon, πανταχόθεν [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Epistulae - Epistolographi” 4.4, cf. NT.Act.7.14, “POxy.” 33vii 2 (2nd c.AD))]; invoke, τὴν σελήνην variant in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Scholia 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 2.10.)]
II call or name differently, [Refs (Arch.Papyrus 3.419 (_passive_).)]