UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to call, to call to

Semantic entry: 33.308

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Call

Definition: to call to, with a possible implication of a reciprocal relation

Forms: προσκαλέομαι[a]

Sense 2: to call, to call to a task

Semantic entry: 33.312

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Call

Definition: to urgently invite someone to accept responsibilities for a particular task, implying a new relationship to the one who does the calling{N:001}

Notes: It is rare that one can translate καλέω[d], κλῆσις[a], and προσκαλέω[b] as simply ‘to call’ in the sense of ‘to speak to someone at a distance and tell them to come.’ For example, in RV TH2 2:14 · LV TH2 2:14 · Read together TH2 2:14 it may be necessary to render the above clause as ‘through the good news we preached, which summoned you to do this.’ Similarly, in RV ACT 16:10 · LV ACT 16:10 · Read together ACT 16:10 one may translate ‘because God has urgently invited us to preach the good news to the people there.’

Forms: προσκαλέομαι[b]