Lexical Definition

‎κελεύω‎ keleúō (kel-yoo'-o) to order ^G:V
from a primary (to urge on)

bid, (at, give) command(-ment).

• "hail"
• to incite by word, i.e. order

Abbott-Smith

** κελεύω, [in LXX: I Es 9:53, To 8:18, al., and freq. in I-IV Mac;]
to urge on, bid by word of mouth, order, command (mostly of one in authority): c. acc. et. inf. aor., Mt 14:19, 28 18:25 27:64, Lk 18:40, Ac 4:15 5:34 8:38 22:30 23:10 25:6, 17; with ellipse of acc., Mt 8:18 14:9 27:58, Ac 12:19 21:33; c. acc. et. inf. Pres., Ac 21:34 22:24 23:3, 35 25:21 27:43; with ellipse of acc., Ac 16:22; ptcp. aor., Ac 25:23.†
SYN.: v.s. ἐντέλλω.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κελεύω,

Epic dialect imperfect κέλευον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future κελεύ-σω, Epic dialect infinitive - σέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἐκέλευσα, Epic dialect κέλ- [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κεκέλευκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, aorist ἐκελευσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, future -ευσθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐκελεύσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κεκέλευσμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐκεκέλευστο [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—properly urge, drive on, [ἵππους] ὁ γέρων ἐφέπων μάστιγι κέλευε.. κατὰ ἄστυ [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence, exhort, bid,

__1 c.accusative person et infinitive, order one to do, σ᾽ ἔγωγε.. κελεύω ἐς πληθὺν ἰέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκέλευσε τὸν παῖδα περιμεῖναί ἑ κελεῦσαι he bade the lad bid us to wait for him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ νόμος τὸν ἐπιβουλεύσαντα κελεύει φονέα εἶναι, i.e. bids that he be held guilty, [κελεύων ἄρχειν δοκεῖ κελεύειν ἄρχειν τὸν θεὸν καὶ τὸν νοῦν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1287a29; ἐς τὴν Μίλητον ἔπεμπον κελεύοντες σφίσι τὸν Ἀστύοχον βοηθεῖν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.38 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; request, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐπιτάττειν, [Refs]
__2 with accusative person et of things, σφῶϊ μὲν οὔ τι κελεύω [Refs 8th c.BC+]infinitive subjoined, τί με ταῦτα κελεύεις.. μάχεσθα; [Refs]
__3 with accusative person only, εἰ μὴ θυμός με κελεύοι (i.e. φείδεσθαι) [Refs 8th c.BC+] ordered them [to go] against him, ordered them to seize him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, receive orders, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 c.accusative of things only, ὃ μὴ κελεύσαι Ζεύς [κελεύων τὰ δ᾽ ἀπαγορεύων 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1129b24:">Refs 4th c.BC+] — passive, τὸ κελευόμενον commands, orders, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 with dative person followed by infinitive, urge or order one to do, κηρύκεσσι.. κέλευσε κηρύσσειν.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀλλήλοισι κέλευον ἅπτεσθαι νηῶν.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__6 rarely with dative person et accusative of things, τί δ᾽ ἐστὶν ὃ κελεύεις ἐμο; [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__7 with dative person only, ἵπποισι καὶ Αὐτομέδοντι κελεύσας [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__8 absolutely, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κελεύων, opposed to αὐτοχειρίῃ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__9 with infinitive only, σιγᾶν κελεύω I order silence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; recommend, propose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to οὐκ ἐάω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of inferiors, urge, entreat, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III of the boatswain, give time to rowers, c.dative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 sing a chanty, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]