εἰσκᾰλέω G1528
To invite in, call into; to summon someone to enter one's house or presence
This compound verb means to invite into or call someone inside, particularly into one's house. In Acts 10:23, Peter 'invited them in' when Cornelius's messengers arrived. The middle voice emphasizes personal initiative in the invitation. Classical usage confirms the meaning of inviting into one's house, summoning for consultation, or calling someone in. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'invitando adentro' = inviting inside, French 'appeler' = call, German preserves the Greek form) shows the hospitable action of welcoming visitors into one's space.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Acts 10:23 describes Peter 'having invited them in (εἰσκαλεσάμενος)' when Cornelius's Gentile messengers arrived—a significant act given Jewish-Gentile separation customs. Spanish 'invitando adentro' (inviting inside) captures the spatial welcoming, while the middle voice shows Peter's personal initiative. Classical usage included inviting into one's house or summoning for consultation. Here it's a small but crucial step toward the revolutionary Gentile inclusion: Peter welcomes them across his threshold before eventually entering Cornelius's house himself. 1×
AR["دَاعِيًا"]·ben["ভেতরে-ডেকে"]·DE["εἰσκαλεσάμενος"]·EN["having-invited-in"]·FR["appeler"]·heb["הִזְמִין"]·HI["बुलाकर"]·ID["mengundang-masuk"]·IT["invitare"]·jav["Nglebet-aken"]·KO["들어오게-한-후에"]·RU["пригласивший"]·ES["invitando-adentro"]·SW["akiwakaribisha"]·TR["davet-eden"]·urd["بلا-کر"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εἰσκᾰλέω, call in, μάρτυρας Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.:—middle, invite to one's house, NT; also, call or have called in, Refs 2nd c.BC+; [ἰητρόν] Refs 5th c.BC+; summon, Refs 3rd c.AD+