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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 - When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:19 - And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:28 - “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:25 - Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:58 - Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and 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 the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:40

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:15 - So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:34 - But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38 - And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then 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 - After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went 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 in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:33 - The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:34 - Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:30 - The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews. So the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul 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 will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and 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 hear your case when your accusers get here.” 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 spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:17 - When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:21 - But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
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