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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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Mark 10:42
But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 10:42 · retained source text

But Iesus called them to him, and saith vnto them, Yee know that they which are accompted to rule ouer the Gentiles, exercise Lordship ouer them: and their great ones exercise authoritie vpon them.

1611 marginal noteOr, thinke good.

1611 marginal noteLuke 22.25.

Mark 10:49
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 10:49 · retained source text

And Iesus stood still, and commanded him to bee called: and they call the blinde man, saying vnto him, Be of good comfort, rise, he calleth thee.

Mark 11:17
And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 11:17 · retained source text

And he taught, saying vnto them, Is it not written, My house shalbe called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye haue made it a den of theeues.

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.

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
The 1611 reading
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.

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Historical definitions

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

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