κελεύω
keleúō
“"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order”
27 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to order, command, direct, bid, Mt. 8:18; 14:19, 28
Translated in KJV as
bid(at, give) command(-ment)
Etymology
from a primary (to urge on);
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“And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, an…”