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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 25 times in 25 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19 - Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:28

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:25 - Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:58

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64 - So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:40 - So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:15 - But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:34 - But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38 - So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:22 - The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:34 - But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, and when the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth because of the disturbance, he ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:30 - The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:3 - Then Paul said to him, "God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit there judging me according to the law, and in violation of the law you order me to be struck?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - he said, "I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too." Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod's palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:6 - After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:21 - But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - But the centurion, wanting to save Paul's life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
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