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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.

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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 11–13 of 13 · 13 word occurrences in this result

Mark 12:43
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 12:43 · retained source text

And he called vnto him his disciples, and saith vnto them, Uerily I say vnto you, that this poore widow hath cast more in, then all they which haue cast into the treasurie.

Mark 14:72
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 14:72 · retained source text

And the second time the cocke crew: and Peter called to minde the word that Iesus said vnto him, Before the cocke crow twise, thou shalt denie me thrise. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

1611 marginal noteOr, he wept abundantly, or he began to wept.

1611 marginal noteMat. 26.75.

Mark 15:16
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
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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Historical definitions

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

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