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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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Matthew 27:16
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And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 27:16 · retained source text

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

Matthew 27:17
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Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
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Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said vnto them, Whom will ye that I release vnto you? Barabbas, or Iesus, which is called Christ?

Matthew 27:22
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Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
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1611 witness · Matthew 27:22 · retained source text

Pilate said vnto them, What shall I doe then with Iesus, which is called Christ? They all sayde vnto him, Let him be crucified.

Matthew 27:33
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And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
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1611 witness · Matthew 27:33 · retained source text

And when they were come vnto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

1611 marginal noteIohn 19.17.

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Where “called” appears

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Genesis98 occurrences
91 versesExodus26 occurrences
26 versesLeviticus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers10 occurrences
10 versesDeuteronomy8 occurrences
8 versesJoshua13 occurrences
13 versesJudges22 occurrences
22 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel24 occurrences
21 verses2 Samuel24 occurrences
23 verses1 Kings21 occurrences
19 verses2 Kings16 occurrences
15 verses1 Chronicles12 occurrences
12 verses2 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesEsther8 occurrences
7 versesJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms11 occurrences
11 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah37 occurrences
37 versesJeremiah21 occurrences
21 versesLamentations6 occurrences
6 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel5 occurrences
5 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah3 occurrences
2 versesMatthew36 occurrences
34 versesMark13 occurrences
13 versesLuke36 occurrences
36 versesJohn22 occurrences
21 versesActs48 occurrences
46 versesRomans11 occurrences
10 verses1 Corinthians17 occurrences
15 versesGalatians3 occurrences
3 versesEphesians4 occurrences
3 versesColossians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews11 occurrences
11 versesJames2 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter5 occurrences
5 verses2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation9 occurrences
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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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

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