καλέσατε

kaléō

invite

To call, to summon, to address by name. The primary lexical meaning is to call or summon someone, including calling aloud to attract attention, inviting, or designating, especially by name or status. It can also mean to designate or name someone or something, to invite (especially to a banquet or position), or to appoint to an office or role.

G2564

Matthew 22:9 · Word #12

Lexicon G2564

Lemmaκαλέω
Transliterationkaléō
Strong'sG2564
DefinitionTo call, to summon, to address by name. The primary lexical meaning is to call or summon someone, including calling aloud to attract attention, inviting, or designating, especially by name or status. It can also mean to designate or name someone or something, to invite (especially to a banquet or position), or to appoint to an office or role.

Morphology V AOR ACT IMP 2P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IMP — Imperative — A command or request
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseinvite
Literalcall-invite

Lexical Info

Lemmaκαλέω
Strong'sG2564

SIBI-P1 Translation G2564-17

Summon!

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/complete action), active voice, imperative mood, 2nd person plural — a command addressed to multiple hearers.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural, issues a direct and decisive command to a group to perform the act of calling or summoning. "Summon!" preserves the core sense of calling someone to oneself with purposeful intent.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

Summon

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleRemoved the exclamation point to comply with instructions to avoid punctuation, but otherwise accurate; imperative verb form preserved.
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