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call

Meaning of “call”

1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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196 occurrences190 verses39 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:19

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Luke 1:13
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 1:13 · retained source text

But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

Luke 1:31
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 1:31 · retained source text

And behold, thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe, and bring forth a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.

1611 marginal noteEsai. 7.14. mat. 1.21.

Luke 6:46
¶ And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 6:46 · retained source text

¶ And why call ye mee Lord, Lord, and doe not the things which I say?

1611 marginal noteMatth. 7.21.

Luke 14:12
¶ Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 14:12 · retained source text

¶ Then said hee also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsemen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also bid thee againe, and a recompence be made thee.

Luke 14:13
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 14:13 · retained source text

But when thou makest a feast, call the poore, the maimed, the lame, the blinde,

1611 marginal noteTob. 4.7.

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