κλῆσις
klēsis
calling
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word κλῆσις (klēsis) means "calling." It is a term rooted in the realm of speech and communication, suggesting an active summons or invitation rather than a passive response. In the biblical context, κλῆσις occurs 11 times, indicating its significant role in conveying divine intention and human interaction. This word can be used to describe human summons, such as calling for work or gathering people together. In a divine context, it represents God's calling or invitation, emphasizing a chosen relationship between Him and the individual. The range of usage for κλῆσις highlights its dynamic nature, ranging from human interactions to divine summons, showcasing the importance of communication in bridging human and divine realms in the biblical narrative.
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Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
1 Corinthians 1:26For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;
1 Corinthians 7:20Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
Ephesians 1:18having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 4:1I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,
Philippians 3:14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 1:11To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,
2 Timothy 1:9who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,
2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.