κλητόςklētós
called, invited (as to a banquet, Æsch., 1 Samuel 1:41, 3 Maccabees 5:14); in NT, always of the Divine call
Greek (New Testament) · G2822
Meanings
(a) to some office: κ. ἀπόστολος, Romans 1:1, 1 Corinthians 1:1
(b) to salvation: Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 1:24, Jude 1:1; κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί, Revelation 17:14; in gosp. (not in plural, see καλέω) distinguished fr.ἐκλεκτός, Matthew 20:16, Matthew 22:14; κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ., Romans 1:6; κ. ἅγιοι, saints by calling, Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
- Romans 1:1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.
- Romans 1:6 And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
- Romans 1:7 I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
- Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
- 1 Corinthians 1:1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.