noun · feminine
klēsias
Strong’sG2821
a calling, summons
stem klēsi-11 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κλῆσις, -εως, ἡ (καλέω),
[in LXX: Je 38 (31):6 (קרא), Jth 12:10 A, III Mac 5:14*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2821 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklay'-sis
an invitation (figuratively)
Fromfrom a shorter form of G2564;
King Jamescalling.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(καλέω) calling, call, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 calling into court, summons, prosecution, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 invitation to a feast, Refs 4th c.BC+
4 invocation, θεῶνRefs 5th c.BC+
5 calling to aid, Refs 2nd c.BC+
6 calling in a religious sense, NT
II name, appellation, Refs 5th c.BC+by name, Refs; reputation, Refs 5th c.BC+
III Grammars, αἱ κ. τῶν ὀνομάτων the nominatives, opposed to αἱ πτώσεις (the oblique cases), Refs 4th c.BC+; ἔχειν θηλείας ἢ ἄρρενος κλῆσιν the nominative form of.., Refs
IV = Latin classis, Refs 1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | klēsias1×κλῆσις | klēsiais |
| object accusative | klēsian2×κλῆσιν | klēsiain |
| direct address vocative | klēsiar | klēsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | klēsiau6×κλήσεως | klēsiaiu |
| to, for dative | klēsia2×κλήσει | klēsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
klēsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
klēsias“calling”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 11:29“calling”ametamelēteim gar teim charismeim kai tas klēsias tou theou.For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
klēsian“calling”objectaccusative singular2×
1 Corinthians 1:26Blepavō gar tan klēsian vu, adelfoir, hoti ouk pollois sofois …Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise …
2 Peter 1:10… mallon, adelfoir, spoudazavar bebaian vu tan klēsian kai eklogan poiorō; houteim gar poiarōntois …Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you …
klēsiau“calling”of, belonging togenitive singular6×
Ephesians 1:18… vin tinas atō tas elpidas tau klēsiau autou, tinos tos ploutos tau doxau …… may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance …
Ephesians 4:1… desmios en kurio axiōs peripatara tau klēsiau hau kaliva,… in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Ephesians 4:4“calling”… kai kaliva en hena elpida tau klēsiau vu;… you were called to one hope when you …
Philippians 3:14“call”… diōkamō eis tem brabeiem tau anō klēsiau tou theou en Christo Iēso.I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 1:11… peri vu, hina vin axiateia tau klēsiau tos theos nu kai plērateia pantan …… will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill …
Hebrews 3:1Hothen, adelfoir hagioir, klēsiau epouranau metochoir, katanoavar ton apostolon kai …… brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the …
klēsia“calling”to, fordative singular2×
1 Corinthians 7:20“condition”hekastos en ta klēsia ha kalita en houta menatōr.Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
2 Timothy 1:9tou sōzarantou nin kai kalarantou klēsia hagia, ouk kata teim ergeim nu …… and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but …