To invite
εἰσκαλέωStrong’s G1528eiskaleō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Eiskaleō is the Greek word usually translated “having called in”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having called in”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having called in 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
εἰσκαλέω eiskaleō · to invite
εἰσ-καλέω, -ῶ, to call in: mid., with accusative of person(s), Act.10:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “invite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INVI'TE, verb transitive
[Latin invito.]
- To ask to do some act or to go to some place; to request the company of a person; as, to invite one to dine or sup; to invite friends to a wedding; to invite company to an entertainment; to invite one to an excursion into the country.
- To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope.
- To present should be in a situation not to invite hostilities.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.