Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid again
[ 1,,
G2564,
kaleo ]
to call," often means "to bid," in the sense of "invite," e.g.,
Matthew 22:3-
Matthew 22:4,
Matthew 22:8-
Matthew 22:9;
Luke 14:7-
Luke 14:10,
Luke 14:13, RV;
Revelation 19:9, RV. See
CALL,
NAME,
SURNAME.
[ 2,,
G2753,
keleuo ]
"to command," is translated "bid" in
Matthew 14:28, only. See
COMMAND, No. 5. Compare the synonym entello, "to command."
[ 3,,
G3004,
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
Matthew 16:22;
Matthew 23:3;
Luke 10:40;
Luke 9:54, AV, "command," RV, "bid;"
Acts 11:12; "bidding,"
Acts 22:24, RV. See
SAY,
SPEAK.
[ 4,,
G479,
antikaleo ]
"to bid again, invite in turn," is found in
Luke 14:12.
Notes:
(1) Lego, "to say," is translated "bid" and "biddeth" in the AV of
2 John 1:10-11; RV, "give (him no greeting)," "giveth (him greeting)". See
GREETING.
(2) In
Matthew 1:24, prostasso, "to command," is translated "had bidden," AV; RV, "commanded." See
COMMAND.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words