Word study · lex.G2821
κλῆσις klēsis
calling · call · invitation
Team definition
A calling or call; an invitation. In the New Testament the noun is used of the divine call. Rom 11:29 pairs ἡ κλῆσις τοῦ θεοῦ with τὰ χαρίσματα. How that call bears on later argument is a question of context, not of the lexicon entry alone.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 11
Senses
1. calling, divine call Rom 11:29, 1 Cor 1:26, Eph 4:1, 2 Tim 1:9
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. κλῆσις (G2821)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G2821
🔒︎ Thayer CC0 1.0 s.v. κλῆσις (G2821)
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
μυστήριον … οὕτως … ἀμεταμέλητα (11:25–36) Rom 11:25; Rom 11:26; Rom 11:27; Rom 11:28; Rom 11:29; Rom 11:30; Rom 11:31; Rom 11:32; Rom 11:33; Rom 11:34; Rom 11:35; Rom 11:36