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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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Showing verses 31–36 of 36 · 36 word occurrences in this result

Luke 22:1
NOW the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 22:1 · retained source text

¶ Now y e feast of vnleuened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passeouer.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 26.2.

Luke 22:25
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 22:25 · retained source text

And hee saide vnto them, The Kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship ouer them, & they that exercise authoritie vpon them, are called benefactors.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 20.25.

Luke 22:47
¶ And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 22:47 · retained source text

¶ And while he yet spake, behold, a multitude, and hee that was called Iudas, one of the twelue, went before them, and drewe neere vnto Iesus, to kisse him.

1611 marginal noteMat. 26.47.

Luke 23:13
¶ And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
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1611 witness · Luke 23:13 · retained source text

¶ And Pilate, when hee had called together the chiefe Priests, and the rulers, and the people,

1611 marginal noteMatth. 27.23.

Luke 23:33
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 23:33 · retained source text

And when they were come to the place which is called Caluarie, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

1611 marginal noteOr, the place of a skull.

Luke 24:13
¶ And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 24:13 · retained source text

¶ And behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emaus, which was from Hierusalem about threescore furlongs.

1611 marginal noteMarke 16.12.

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Historical definitions

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

volume 1, leaf 337, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 31)