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called

Meaning of “called”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
624 occurrences599 verses51 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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Luke 1:32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:32 · retained source text

He shall be great, and shall be called the sonne of the Highest, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 1:35 · retained source text

And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God.

Luke 1:36
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:36 · retained source text

And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her old age, and this is the sixt moneth with her, who was called barren.

Luke 1:59
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:59 · retained source text

And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Luke 1:60
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 1:60 · retained source text

And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.

Luke 1:61
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:61 · retained source text

And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name.

Luke 1:62
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:62 · retained source text

And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called.

Luke 1:76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:76 · retained source text

And thou childe shalt bee called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes.

Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 2:4 · retained source text

And Ioseph also wet vp fro Galilee, out of the citie of Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)

1611 marginal noteIohn 7.42.

Luke 2:21
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 2:21 · retained source text

And when eight dayes were accomplished for the circumcising of the childe, his name was called Iesus, which was so named of the Angel before he was conceiued in the wombe.

1611 marginal noteGen. 17.12.

1611 marginal noteMat. 1.21.

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Invited; summoned; addressed; named; appointed; invoked; assembled by order; recited.

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