κλητὸς
klētós
called
One who is called, invited, or summoned for a specific purpose or to a particular status; more specifically, in literary and religious contexts, one who is summoned, invited, or designated to a group, privilege, or responsibility. The primary lexical meaning centers on being the recipient of a call, particularly in formal or communal contexts, and may imply selection or appointment.
Romans 1:1 · Word #5
Lexicon G2822
| Lemma | κλητός |
| Transliteration | klētós |
| Strong's | G2822 |
| Definition | One who is called, invited, or summoned for a specific purpose or to a particular status; more specifically, in literary and religious contexts, one who is summoned, invited, or designated to a group, privilege, or responsibility. The primary lexical meaning centers on being the recipient of a call, particularly in formal or communal contexts, and may imply selection or appointment. |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | called |
| Literal | called |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κλητός |
| Strong's | G2822 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2822-03
called one
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine singular; verbal adjective functioning substantively to denote a person characterized by having been called or summoned. |
| Rendering Rationale | As a verbal adjective from the root κλη- ('to call, summon, invite'), κλητός denotes one who has been called or summoned. The nominative masculine singular form is reflected by rendering it as a singular substantive, 'called one.' |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
called one
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'called one' reflects the participial form κλητὸς and matches both the lexical and contextual meaning as one who is called or designated. No change needed. |