Proskaleō προσκαλέω

Proskaleō (Greek προσκαλέω, Strong's G4341) is a Greek verb meaning “to call to/summon”. It occurs 29 times in 29 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Proskaleō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 10:1
  And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
• Matthew 15:10
  And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
• Matthew 15:32
  Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
• Matthew 18:2
  And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
• Matthew 18:32
  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
• Matthew 20:25
  But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.

Mark

• Mark 3:13
  And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
• Mark 3:23
  And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
• Mark 6:7
  And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
• Mark 7:14
  And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
• Mark 8:1
  In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
• Mark 8:34
  And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
• Mark 10:42
  But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
• Mark 12:43
  And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
• Mark 15:44
  And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

Luke

• Luke 7:18
  And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
• Luke 15:26
  And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
• Luke 16:5
  So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
• Luke 18:16
  But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Acts

• Acts 2:39
  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
• Acts 5:40
  And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
• Acts 6:2
  Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
• Acts 13:2
  As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 13:7
  Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
• Acts 16:10
  And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
• Acts 23:17
  Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
• Acts 23:18
  So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
• Acts 23:23
  And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.

James

• James 5:14
  Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).