- Transliteration: Kaleo

- Phonetic: kal-eh'-o

- Definition:

1. to call

a. to call aloud, utter in a loud voice

b. to invite

2. to call i.e. to name, by name

a. to give a name to

1. to receive the name of, receive as a name

2. to give some name to one, call his name

b. to be called i.e. to bear a name or title (among men)

c. to salute one by name

- Origin: akin to the base of G2753" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2753

- TDNT entry: 11:07,4

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Akin to the base of G2753" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2753; to call (properly aloud but used in a variety of applications directly or otherwise): - bid call (forth) (whose whose sur-) name (was [called]).