appointed

, (as to a banquet, Æsch., , ); in NT, always of the Divine call; called invited I Ki 1:41 III Mac 5:14 to some office: , , ; κ. ἀπόστολος Ro 1:1 I Co 1:1 to salvation: , , ; , ; in gosp. (not in pl., v.s. ) disting. fr., (WH, txt., R, omit), ; , ; , , , .† Ro 8:28 I Co 1:24 Ju 1 Re 17:14 Mt 20:16 22:14 Ro 1:6 Ro 1:7 I Co 1:2 κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί καλέω ἐκλεκτός κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ. κ. ἅγιοι saints by calling

invited, i.e. appointed, or (specially), a saint

called