Bid, Bidden, Bade, Bid again - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

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