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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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Matthew 27:17
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?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 27:17 · retained source text

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
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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.

Mark 1:20
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 1:20 · retained source text

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired seruants, and went after him.

Mark 3:23
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 3:23 · retained source text

And he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, Howe can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 6:7
¶ And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 6:7 · retained source text

¶ And he calleth vnto him the twelue, and began to send them foorth, by two and two, and gaue them power ouer vncleane spirits,

1611 marginal noteMat. 10.1.

Mark 7:14
¶ And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 7:14 · retained source text

¶ And when he had called all the people vnto him, hee said vnto them, Hearken vnto me euery one of you, and vnderstand.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 15.10.

Mark 8:1
IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 8:1 · retained source text

¶ In those dayes the multitude being very great, and hauing nothing to eat. Iesus called his disciples vnto him, & saith vnto them,

1611 marginal noteMat. 15.32.

Mark 8:34
¶ And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 8:34 · retained source text

¶ And when he had called the people vnto him, with his disciples also, he said vnto them, Whosoeuer will come after me, let him denie himselfe, and take vp his crosse and follow mee.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 10.38.

Mark 9:35
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 9:35 · retained source text

And he sate downe, and called the twelue, and saith vnto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and seruant of all.

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

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