Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid again

Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid again <1,,2564, kaleo>

"to call," often means "to bid," in the sense of "invite," e.g., Mat 1:22-4, Mat 1:22-9, Luk 1:14-10, Luk 14:13, RV; Rev 19:9, RV. See CALL, NAME, SURNAME.

<2,,2753, keleuo>

"to command," is translated "bid" in Mat 14:28, only. See COMMAND, No. 5. Compare the synonym entello, "to command."

<3,,3004, eipon>

used as the aorist tense of lego, "to speak, to say," sometimes has the meaning of "commanding, or bidding," and is translated "bid," or "bade," e.g., in Mat 16:22, Mat 23:3, Luk 10:40, Luk 9:54, AV, "command," RV, "bid;" Act 11:12; "bidding," Act 22:24, RV. See SAY, SPEAK.

<4,,479, antikaleo>

"to bid again, invite in turn," is found in Luk 14:12.

Notes: (1) Lego, "to say," is translated "bid" and "biddeth" in the AV of 2Jo 1:1-11; RV, "give (him no greeting)," "giveth (him greeting)". See GREETING.

(2) In Mat 1:24, prostasso, "to command," is translated "had bidden," AV; RV, "commanded." See COMMAND.