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Strong's G2753 · Greek

κελεύω

keleuo · kel-yoo'-o

from a primary kello (to urge on); "hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

κελεύω (G2753)

25 ** κελεύω , [in LXX: I Es 9:53 , To 8:18 , al., and freq. in I-IV Mac;] to urge on , bid by word of mouth, order , command (mostly of one in authority): c. acc. et. inf. aor., Mt 14:19 , 28 18:25 27:64 , Lk 18:40 , Ac 4:15 5:34 8:38 22:30 23:10 25:6 , 17 ; with ellipse of acc., Mt 8:18 14:9 27:58 , Ac 12:19 21:33 ; c. acc. et. inf. Pres., Ac 21:34 22:24 23:3 , 35 25:21 27:43 ; with ellipse of acc., Ac 16:22 ; ptcp. aor., Ac 25:23 .† SYN. : v.s. ἐντέλλω .

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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