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Lexicon :: Strong's G2753 - keleuō

Aa
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 25 times in 25 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:18 - Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19 - And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:28 - And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:25 - And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58 - This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64 - Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:40 - And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:15 - But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:34 - But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38 - And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:22 - And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:34 - And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:30 - But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:3 - Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:21 - But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:
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