Keleúō — G2753

Definition

verb

"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order

1. to command, order

Usually translated as

commandment, bid, command

Origin

from a primary kéllō (to urge on)

Occurrences

Keleúō occurs 27 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (8), Luke (1), Acts (18)

• Matthew 8:18 — Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment (ἐκέλευσεν) to depart unto the other side.
• Matthew 14:9 — And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) it to be given her.
• Matthew 14:19 — And he commanded (κελεύσας) the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
• Matthew 14:28 — And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid (κέλευσόν) me come unto thee on the water.
• Matthew 15:35 — And he commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) the multitude to sit down on the ground.
• Matthew 18:25 — But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
• Matthew 27:58 — He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) the body to be delivered.
• Matthew 27:64 — Command (κέλευσόν) therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
• Luke 18:40 — And Jesus stood, and commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
• Acts 4:15 — But when they had commanded (Κελεύσαντες) them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
• Acts 5:34 — Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) to put the apostles forth a little space;
• Acts 8:38 — And he commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
• Acts 12:19 — And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and there abode.
• Acts 16:22 — And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded (ἐκέλευον) to beat them.
• Acts 21:33 — Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
• Acts 21:34 — And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) him to be carried into the castle.
• Acts 22:24 — The chief captain commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
• Acts 22:30 — On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
• Acts 23:3 — Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest (κελεύεις) me to be smitten contrary to the law?
• Acts 23:10 — And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
• Acts 23:35 — I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
• Acts 24:8 — Commanding (κελεύσας) his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
• Acts 25:6 — And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) Paul to be brought.
• Acts 25:17 — Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded (ἐκέλευσα) the man to be brought forth.
• Acts 25:21 — But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded (ἐκέλευσα) him to be kept till I might send him to Cæsar.
• Acts 25:23 — And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment (κελεύσαντος) Paul was brought forth.
• Acts 27:43 — But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded (ἐκέλευσεν) that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: