What Does “Who is called” Mean in the Bible?
Another name given to someone. In Matthew 1:16 it is a title: “Jesus, who is called Christ.”
A detail
- In the Bible: Simon was also called Peter, and Mary was called Magdalene.
Where it appears in the Bible
Matthew 1:16; Matthew 10:2; Luke 8:2
What the Bible says
Matthew 1:16
And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 10:2
And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
Luke 8:2
And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “call”