verb
metakalemō
Greekμετακαλέομαι (metakaleomai)
Strong’sG3333
I send for
stem metakal-4 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μετα-καλέω, -ῶ ,
[in LXX: Ho 11:1, 2 (קרא), I Es 1:50*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3333 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metakalemiμετακαλέσομαί | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | summon | 1× |
| metakaletaμετεκαλέσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | invited | 2× |
| metakalesarμετακάλεσαι | happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular | invite | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metakalemō | metakaleme | metakalemi1×μετακαλέσομαί | metakalema | metakalemē | metakalemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metakalesō | metakalese | metakalesi | metakalesa | metakalesē | metakaleselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metakaletō | metakalete | metakaleti | metakaleta2×μετεκαλέσατο | metakaletē | metakaletelē |
| we 1st person plural | metakalenō | metakalene | metakaleni | metakalena | metakalenē | metakalenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metakalevō | metakaleve | metakalevi | metakaleva | metakalevē | metakalevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metakalelō | metakalele | metakaleli | metakalela | metakalelē | metakalelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metakalemeiō | metakalemeia | metakalemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metakaleseiō | metakaleseia | metakaleseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metakaleteiō | metakaleteia | metakaleteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metakaleneiō | metakaleneia | metakaleneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metakaleveiō | metakaleveia | metakaleveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metakaleleiō | metakaleleia | metakaleleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metakalesōr | metakalesar1×μετακάλεσαι | metakalesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metakaletōr | metakaletar | metakaletēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metakalevōr | metakalevar | metakalevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metakalelōr | metakalelar | metakalelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metakalemoiō | metakalemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metakalesoiō | metakalesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metakaletoiō | metakaletoia |
| we 1st person plural | metakalenoiō | metakalenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metakalevoiō | metakalevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metakaleloiō | metakaleloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metakalerō | metakaleri | metakalera | metakalerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metakalerōtos | metakaleritos | metakaleratos | metakalerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
metakal 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
metakalemi“summon”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 24:25“summon”dialegerōtou de autou peri dikaiosunau kai enkrateiau kai teu krimeu teu mellarōteu emfobos gineratos tos Fēlixos apokrinita; Tem nun echarōtem poreuesōr, kairon de metalambaratos metakalemi sin;As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
metakaleta“invited”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Acts 7:14“invited”apostelaratos de Iōsēf metakaleta Iakōb ton patēron autou kai pantan tan sungeneian en psuchai hebdomēkonta pente,Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
Acts 20:17“summoned”Apo de tau Milētau pemparatos eis Efesan metakaleta toin presbuteroin tau ekklēsau.From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
metakalesar“invite”happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 10:32“invite”pempasar oun eis Ioppan kai metakalesar Simōnon hos epikalitō Petros; houtos xenizitō en oikia Simōnou bursevou para thalassan.Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’