calleth

Speaks unto thee

Calleth is an archaic form of "calls," using the old English third-person singular ending -eth.

It appears in the King James Bible and other early modern texts: He calleth his own sheep by name.

Outside of biblical quotation or deliberate archaism, the form is obsolete.

summoning

beckon

Signal to approach

beseech · implore · bid · command · hail · announce · proclaim · declare · address · petition

archaic

summon

Call to appear

  • invokeCall upon formally
  • hathArchaic possessive verb
  • dostArchaic second-person "do"

shalt · wilt · thee · thou · thy · thine · ye · wherefore · verily · prithee

naming

designate

Formally select or name

entitle · style · term · name · label · identify · proclaim · declare · pronounce · acknowledge

biblical

prophet

Divinely inspired messenger

psalms · proverbs · commandment · apostle · disciple · sermon · parable · gospel · revelation · covenant

Opposites
linguistic register/era

callethcalls

Contacts by telephone

texts · slang · vernacular · pings · hits up

communicative action

callethignores

Refuses to acknowledge

silences · dismisses · shuns · neglects · avoids

Phrases
Family

called, caller, callers, recalled, miscalled

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