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Lexicon :: Strong's G2753 - keleuō

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κελεύω
Transliteration
keleuō (Key)
Pronunciation
kel-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary kello (to urge on)
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Strong’s Definitions

κελεύω keleúō, kel-yoo'-o; from a primary κέλλω kéllō (to urge on); "hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order:—bid, (at, give) command(-ment).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G2753 in the following manner: command (24x), at (one's) command (1x), give commandment (1x), bid (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G2753 in the following manner: command (24x), at (one's) command (1x), give commandment (1x), bid (1x).

  1. to command, to order

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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κελεύω keleúō, kel-yoo'-o; from a primary κέλλω kéllō (to urge on); "hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order:—bid, (at, give) command(-ment).
STRONGS G2753:
κελεύω; imperfect ἐκέλευον; 1 aorist ἐκέλευσα; to command, order: τινα, followed by an aorist infinitive, Matthew 14:19, 28; Acts 4:15; by the accusative with aorist infinitive, Matthew 18:25; Matthew 27:58 (R G L),64; Luke 18:40; Acts 5:34; Acts 8:38; Acts 22:30; Acts 23:10; Acts 25:6, 17; the accusative is lacking because evident from the context, Matthew 8:18; Matthew 14:9; (xxvii. 58 T WH (Tr in brackets)); Acts 12:19; Acts 21:33; followed by the accusative with present infinitive, Acts 21:34; Acts 22:24; Acts 23:3, 35; Acts 24:8 R G; Acts 25:21; 27:43; the accusative is lacking because easily discernible from the context, Acts 16:22 (cf. Buttmann, 201 (174); Winers Grammar, § 40, 3 d.); by a use not infrequent in Homer, but somewhat rare in prose writing, with the dative of a person (Plato, rep. 3, p. 396 a.; Thucydides 1, 44; Diodorus 19, 17; Josephus, Antiquities 20, 6, 2; Tobit 8:18; cf. Poppo on Xenophon, Cyril 1, 3, 9 variant), followed by an infinitive, Matthew 15:35 R G; cf. Buttmann, 275 (236). κελευσαιτος τίνος, at one's command, Acts 25:23. (On the construction of κελεύω, especially with the passive infinitive and the accusative, see Buttmann, § 141, 5, cf. p. 237 (204) note; also Winer's Grammar, 336 (315), 332 (311).)
[Synonyms: κελεύειν, παραγγέλλειν, ἐντέλλεσθαι, τάσσειν (and its comparison): κελεύειν to command, designates verbal orders, emanating (usually) from a superior; παραγγέλλω to charge, etc., is used especially of the order of a military commander which is passed along the line by his subordinates (Xenophon, Cyril 2, 4, 2); ἐντέλλεσθαι, to enjoin, is employed especially of those whose office or position invests them with claims, and points rather to the contents of the command, cf. our instructions; τάσσω literally, assign a post to, with a suggestion of duties as connected therewith; often used of a military appointment (cf. τάξις); its compounds ἐπιτάσσειν and προστάσσειν differ from ἐντέλλεσθαι in denoting fixed and abiding obligations rather than specific or occasional instructions, duties arising from the office rather than emanating from the personal will of a superior. Schmidt, chapter 8.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:18; 14:9; 14:19; 14:28; 15:35; 18:25; 27:58
Luke
18:40
Acts
4:15; 5:34; 8:38; 12:19; 16:22; 21:33; 21:34; 22:24; 22:30; 23:3; 23:10; 23:35; 24:8; 25:6; 25:17; 25:21; 25:23; 27:43

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2753 matches the Greek κελεύω (keleuō),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in 'Mat' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:18 - Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19 - Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:28 - And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:35 - And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:25 - And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58 - He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64 - Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”
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