And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
The 1611 reading
And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
KJV dictionary & concordance
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
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:5
Complete exact-word concordance
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name.
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
And thou childe shalt bee called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
And Ioseph also wet vp fro Galilee, out of the citie of Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)
1611 marginal noteIohn 7.42.
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
And when eight dayes were accomplished for the circumcising of the childe, his name was called Iesus, which was so named of the Angel before he was conceiued in the wombe.
1611 marginal noteGen. 17.12.
1611 marginal noteMat. 1.21.
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Euery male that openeth the wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord)
1611 marginal noteExod. 13.2. numb. 18.16.
¶ And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
¶ And when it was day, he called vnto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelue; whom also hee named Apostles:
1611 marginal noteMat. 10.1
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Matthew and Thomas, Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon, called Zelotes,
¶ And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
¶ And it came to passe the day after, that he went into a citie called Naim: and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Invited; summoned; addressed; named; appointed; invoked; assembled by order; recited.