Berean Strong's Lexicon proskaleó: To call to oneself, to summon, to invite Original Word: προσκαλέω Word Origin: From πρός (pros, meaning "to" or "toward") and καλέω (kaleó, meaning "to call" or "to summon") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "proskaleó," the concept of calling or summoning is present in Hebrew with words like קָרָא (qara, Strong's H7121), which means "to call" or "to proclaim." Usage: The verb "proskaleó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of calling or summoning someone to oneself. It often implies a personal invitation or a directive to come closer, whether for instruction, fellowship, or commissioning. This term is frequently used by Jesus when He calls His disciples or when He invites individuals to follow Him. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, calling someone to oneself was a common practice, whether in a formal setting such as a court or assembly, or in a more personal context like a household. The act of calling or summoning carried with it an expectation of response and often indicated a relationship of authority or mentorship. In the Jewish context, rabbis would call disciples to follow them, a practice that Jesus mirrored in His ministry. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pros and kaleó Definition to call to NASB Translation call (2), called (13), calling (3), summoned (8), summoning (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4341: προσκαλέωπροσκαλέω, προσκάλω: middle, present προσκαλοῦμαι; 1 aorist προσεκαλεσαμην; perfect προσκέκλημαι; from (Antiphon, Aristophanes, Thucydides), Xenophon, Plato down; to call to; in the N. T. found only in the middle (cf. Buttmann, § 135, 4), to call to oneself; to bid to come to oneself: τινα, a. properly: Matthew 10:1; Matthew 15:10, 32; Matthew 18:2, 32; Matthew 20:25; Mark 3:13, 23; Mark 6:7; Mark 7:14; Mark 8:1, 34; Mark 10:42; Mark 12:43; Mark 15:44; Luke 7:18(19); b. metaphorically, God is said προσκαλεῖσθαι the Gentiles, aliens as they are from him, by inviting and drawing them, through the preaching of the gospel, unto fellowship with himself in the Messiah's kingdom, Acts 2:39; the Holy Spirit and Christ are said to call unto themselves (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 39, 3) those preachers of the gospel to whom they have decided to intrust a service having reference to the extension of the gospel: followed by an infinitive indicating the purpose, Acts 16:10; followed by εἰς τί, Acts 13:2 (where ὁ is for εἰς ὁ, according to that familiar Greek usage by which a preposition prefixed to the antecedent is not repeated before the relative; cf. Winers Grammar, 421f (393); (Buttmann, 342 (294))). Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite -- call (for, to, unto). see GREEK pros see GREEK kaleo Englishman's Concordance Matthew 10:1 V-APM-NMSGRK: Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς δώδεκα NAS: Jesus summoned His twelve disciples KJV: And when he had called unto [him] his INT: And having called to [him] the twelve Matthew 15:10 V-APM-NMS Matthew 15:32 V-APM-NMS Matthew 18:2 V-APM-NMS Matthew 18:32 V-APM-NMS Matthew 20:25 V-APM-NMS Mark 3:13 V-PIM/P-3S Mark 3:23 V-APM-NMS Mark 6:7 V-PIM/P-3S Mark 7:14 V-APM-NMS Mark 8:1 V-APM-NMS Mark 8:34 V-APM-NMS Mark 10:42 V-APM-NMS Mark 12:43 V-APM-NMS Mark 15:44 V-APM-NMS Luke 7:19 V-APM-NMS Luke 15:26 V-APM-NMS Luke 16:5 V-APM-NMS Luke 18:16 V-AIM-3S Acts 2:39 V-ASM-3S Acts 5:40 V-APM-NMP Acts 6:2 V-APM-NMP Acts 13:2 V-RIM/P-1S Acts 13:7 V-APM-NMS Acts 16:10 V-RIM/P-3S Strong's Greek 4341 |
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