Verb proskaleō (to call, to summon) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)


Matthew

10: 1Then Jesus summoned (proskaleō) his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.
15: 10Then he called (proskaleō) the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand:
15: 32Then Jesus called (proskaleō) his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way."
18: 2He called (proskaleō) a child, whom he put among them,
18: 32Then his lord summoned (proskaleō) him and said to him, 'You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
20: 25But Jesus called (proskaleō) them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.

Mark

3: 13He went up the mountain and summoned (proskaleō) to him those whom he wanted, and they came to him.
3: 23And he summoned (proskaleō) them to him, and spoke to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
6: 7He summoned (proskaleō) the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
7: 14Then he summoned (proskaleō) the crowd again and said to them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand:
8: 1In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he summoned (proskaleō) his disciples and said to them,
8: 34He summoned (proskaleō) the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
10: 42So Jesus summoned (proskaleō) them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.
12: 43Then he summoned (proskaleō) his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury.
15: 44Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning (proskaleō) the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some time.

Luke

7: 18The disciples of John reported all these things to him. So John summoned (proskaleō) two of his disciples
15: 26He called (proskaleō) one of the slaves and asked what was going on.
16: 5So, summoning (proskaleō) his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'
18: 16But Jesus called (proskaleō) for them and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.

Acts

2: 39For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls (proskaleō) to him."
5: 40and when they had called (proskaleō) in the apostles, they had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
6: 2And the twelve called (proskaleō) together the whole community of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
13: 2While 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 (proskaleō) them."
13: 7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man, who summoned (proskaleō) Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
16: 10When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called (proskaleō) us to proclaim the good news to them.
23: 17Paul called (proskaleō) one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to report to him."
23: 18So he took him, brought him to the tribune, and said, "The prisoner Paul called (proskaleō) me and asked me to bring this young man to you; he has something to tell you."
23: 23Then he summoned (proskaleō) two of the centurions and said, "Get ready to leave by nine o'clock tonight for Caesarea with two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen.