Strong’s G2753 · Greek
κελεύω
keleúō
Definition
"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order
Etymology
from a primary (to urge on);
Where the KJV renders it
- bid
- (at
- give) command(-ment)
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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