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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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Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 2:17 · retained source text

When Iesus heard it, he saith vnto them, They that are whole, haue no need of the Physition, but they that are sicke: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Mark 10:49
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 10:49 · retained source text

And Iesus stood still, and commanded him to bee called: and they call the blinde man, saying vnto him, Be of good comfort, rise, he calleth thee.

Mark 15:12
And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:12 · retained source text

And Pilate answered, and said againe vnto them, What will yee then that I shall do vnto him whom ye call the King of the Iewes?

Mark 15:16
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.
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1611 witness · Mark 15:16 · retained source text

And the souldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium, and they call together the whole band.

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