προσκαλέω
proskaleō
to call to/summon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word "προσκαλέω" (proskaleō) is a verb that means "to call to" or "to summon". This action involves inviting or drawing someone towards oneself or a particular place. It is used 29 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The range of usage for "προσκαλέω" is quite broad, encompassing both formal and informal invitations. It can be used to summon someone to a specific location, such as a gathering or a meeting, or to invite someone to participate in an activity. In some cases, it may also convey a sense of urgency or importance, as when someone is called to attend to a matter of great significance. The significance of "προσκαλέω" lies in its emphasis on the relational aspect of calling or summoning. It highlights the importance of personal connections and interactions, and the ways in which people are drawn together through invitations and summons. This verb also underscores the idea that relationships are not static, but rather dynamic and constantly evolving.
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Occurrences in Scripture
29 total occurrences across the text
He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
Matthew 15:10He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
Matthew 15:32Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
Matthew 18:2Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them,
Matthew 18:32Then his lord called him in, and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.
Matthew 20:25But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
Mark 3:13He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
Mark 3:23He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 6:7He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
Mark 7:14He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Mark 8:1In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,
Mark 8:34He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 10:42Jesus summoned them, and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
Mark 12:43He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
Luke 7:18The disciples of John told him about all these things.
Luke 15:26He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.
Luke 16:5Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’
Luke 18:16Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.
Acts 6:2The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
Acts 2:39For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
Acts 5:40They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Acts 13:2As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”
Acts 13:7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
Acts 16:10When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
Acts 23:17Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
Acts 23:18So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
Acts 23:23He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
Mark 15:44Pilate marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.
James 5:14Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,