Definition

to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite

Etymology

middle voice from G4314 (πρός) and G2564 (καλέω);

Word family

• πρός prós
• καλέω kaléō

How the KJV renders it

• call (for
• to
• unto)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.