μετακαλέωmetakaléō
to call from one place to another.
Greek (New Testament) · G3333
Meanings
Mid., to send for: with accusative, Acts 7:14, Acts 10:32, Acts 20:17, Acts 24:25.
Same root
- μετάmetá · G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- καλέωkaléō · G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:14 Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons in all.
- Acts 10:32 Now send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.’
- Acts 20:17 But when we landed at Miletus, he sent a message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, asking them to come and meet him.
- Acts 24:25 As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.