κελεύωkeleúō
"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order
Greek (New Testament) · G2753
Meanings
to urge on, bid by word of mouth, order, command (mostly of one in authority): with accusative et. infinitive aorist, Matthew 14:19, Matthew 14:28, Matthew 18:25, Matthew 27:64, Luke 18:40, Acts 4:15, Acts 5:34, Acts 8:38, Acts 22:30, Acts 23:10, Acts 25:6, Acts 25:17; with ellipse of accusative, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 14:9, Matthew 27:58, Acts 12:19, Acts 21:33; with accusative et. infinitive Pres., Acts 21:34, Acts 22:24, Acts 23:3, Acts 23:35, Acts 25:21, Acts 27:43; with ellipse of accusative, Acts 16:22; participle aorist, Acts 25:23.
Synonyms
see ἐντέλλω.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.
- Matthew 14:9 Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.
- Matthew 14:19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.
- Matthew 14:28 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”
- Matthew 18:25 He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt.
- Matthew 27:58 went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.