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Strong's G4341 προσκαλέομαι (proskaleomai)

proskaleomai - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4341 — makob (“grief”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4341
Language Greek
Linked Usages 53
Books 18

Strong's G4341 Quick Answer

Strong's G4341 προσκαλέομαι (proskaleomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. proskaleomai (pros-kal-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite [middle voice from G4314 and G2564] It has 53 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include called, calling, call, and calleth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
proskaleomai (pros-kal-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite [middle voice from G4314 and G2564]
Usage
53 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
called, calling, call, and calleth

Meaning and Definition

proskaleomai (pros-kal-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite [middle voice from G4314 and G2564] KJV: call (for, to, unto) Root(s): G4314, G2564

Original Word
προσκαλέομαι
Transliteration
proskaleomai
Derivation
Root: καλέω R1: 4314 R2: 2564
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4341. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to call to/summon

Usage: προσ-καλέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;] to call to. Mid., to call to oneself (see M, Pr., 157): with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:1, Mrk.3:13 6:7, Luk.7:19, Act.5:40, Jas.5:14, al. Metaphorical, of the Divine call: Act.2:39; with inf., Act.16:10 (see Bl., § 69, 4); before εἰς, Act.13:2.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4341 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render proskaleomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

called Matthew 10:1 25× call Acts 2:39 calling Mark 15:44 calleth Mark 3:13

How Strong's G4341 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 30 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4341 (προσκαλέομαι) appears 24 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4341 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4341 in the New Testament

30 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 10:1 KJV

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.

Matthew 15:10 KJV

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Matthew 15:32 KJV

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.

Strong's G4341 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 28:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And Isaac having called for Jacob, blessed him, and charged him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of the Canaanites.

Exodus 3:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And they shall hearken to thy voice, and thou and the elders of Israel shall go in to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three days into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 5:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us.

Strong's G4341 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 4:28 Septuagint / Brenton

for unto him appertained the gathering of the customs. Wherefore they were both called before the king.

2 Maccabees 7:25 Septuagint / Brenton

But when the young man would in no case hearken unto him, the king called his mother, and exhorted her that she would counsel the young man to save his life.

2 Maccabees 8:1 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Judas Maccabeus, and they that were with him, went privily into the towns, and called their kinsfolks together, and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews’ religion, and assembled about six thousand men.

Usage Excerpts

First 53 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4341.

Genesis 28:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac having called for Jacob, blessed him, and charged him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of the Canaanites.
Exodus 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall hearken to thy voice, and thou and the elders of Israel shall go in to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three days into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.
Exodus 5:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us.
1 Kingdoms 26:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David called to the people, and spoke to Abner, saying, Wilt thou not answer, Abner? and Abner answered and said, Who art thou that callest?
Esther 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Esther called for her chamberlain Hathach, who waited upon her; and she sent to learn the truth from Mordecai.
Esther 8:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in that day King Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Haman the slanderer: and Mordecai was called by the king; for Esther had shown that he was related to her.
Job 19:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And earnestly entreated the sons of my concubines.
Psalms 49:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall summon the heaven above, And the earth, that he may judge his people.
Proverbs 9:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to those that are going right on their ways;
Joel 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall the saved one be as the Lord has said, and they that have glad tidings preached to them, whom the Lord has called.
Amos 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
who makes all things, and changes them, and turns darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night: who calls for the water of the sea, and pours it out on the face of the earth: the Lord is his name:
Amos 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is he that builds his ascent up to the sky, and establishes his promise on the earth; who calls the water of the sea, and pours it out on the face of the earth; the Lord Almighty is his name.
Matthew 10:1 New Testament, KJV
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.
Matthew 15:10 New Testament, KJV
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Matthew 15:32 New Testament, KJV
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.
Matthew 18:2 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Matthew 18:32 New Testament, KJV
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:
Matthew 20:25 New Testament, KJV
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.
Mark 3:13 New Testament, KJV
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Mark 3:23 New Testament, KJV
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 6:7 New Testament, KJV
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Mark 7:14 New Testament, KJV
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
Mark 8:1 New Testament, KJV
In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
Mark 8:34 New Testament, KJV
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.
Mark 10:42 New Testament, KJV
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.
Mark 12:43 New Testament, KJV
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:
Mark 15:44 New Testament, KJV
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Luke 7:19 New Testament, KJV
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Luke 15:26 New Testament, KJV
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
Luke 16:5 New Testament, KJV
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Luke 18:16 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 2:39 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 5:40 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 6:2 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 13:2 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 13:7 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 16:10 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 20:1 New Testament, KJV
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
Acts 23:17 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 23:18 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 23:23 New Testament, KJV
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
James 5:14 New Testament, KJV
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:
2 Maccabees 4:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
for unto him appertained the gathering of the customs. Wherefore they were both called before the king.
2 Maccabees 7:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But when the young man would in no case hearken unto him, the king called his mother, and exhorted her that she would counsel the young man to save his life.
2 Maccabees 8:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Judas Maccabeus, and they that were with him, went privily into the towns, and called their kinsfolks together, and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews’ religion, and assembled about six thousand men.
2 Maccabees 14:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit, having gotten opportunity to further his foolish enterprise, and being called into council by Demetrius, and asked how the Jews stood affected, and what they intended, he answered thereunto:
3 Maccabees 5:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he called Hermon, who had charge of the elephants. Full of rage, altogether fixed in his furious design,
3 Maccabees 5:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Conversation grew on, and the king sent for Hermon, and inquired of him, with fierce denunciations, why the Jews had been allowed to outlive that day.
3 Maccabees 5:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he summoned Hermon to his presence, and said, with threats, How often, O wretch, must I repeat my orders to thee about these same persons?
3 Maccabees 6:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The king then departed to the city, and called his financier to him, and bade him provide a seven days’ quantity of wine and other materials for feasting for the Jews. He decided that they should keep a gladsome festival of deliverance in the very place in which they expected to meet with their destruction.
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: For when they thought to have it their friend, They consumed to nought, and made a covenant with it, Because they are worthy to take part with it.
Wisdom of Solomon 18:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For wherewith thou didst punish our adversaries, By the same thou didst glorify us, whom thou hadst called.
Wisdom of Sirach 13:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, And so much the more will he invite thee.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4341, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 6 usages, New Testament
Mark 9 usages, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 10 usages, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
2 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4341 FAQ

What does proskaleomai (προσκαλέομαι) mean?

Strong's G4341 is a Greek entry for G4341 προσκαλέομαι (proskaleomai). proskaleomai (pros-kal-eh'-om-ai) v. 1. to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite [middle voice from G4314 and G2564]

How many times is proskaleomai (προσκαλέομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 53 linked usages for Strong's G4341 across 18 books.

Where can I study proskaleomai (προσκαλέομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4341 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate proskaleomai (προσκαλέομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as called, calling, call, and calleth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4341 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4341, with linked reader references where each row is available.