Klētós — G2822

G2822 · Greek — κλητός

Pronunciation: klay-tos'

Definition

adjective

invited, i.e. appointed, or (specially), a saint

  1. "invited (by God in the proclamation of the gospel) to obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God through Christ"
  2. called to (the discharge of) some office

Usually translated as

called

Origin

from the same as G2821

Occurrences

Klētós occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Romans (4), 1 Corinthians (3), Jude (1), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K