Lexicon
ἀντικαλέω
antikaleō
G0479
G:V Greek

to invite in return

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antikaleo describes inviting someone back in return, in the context of reciprocal hospitality.

The attested use describes a return invitation: those invited to a meal may invite their host back, resulting in repayment.

Senses in use

  1. Invite back as a return for hospitality · dominant

    In Luke 14:12, the aorist active subjunctive plural form occurs in the warning that friends, relatives, and wealthy neighbors might respond to a meal invitation by inviting the host back. The APB renders the clause, “lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 14:12, the APB presents the action as “invite you in return” within a warning about being repaid.

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